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to prechill

to prechill

1 6.2
To cool something to a low temperature before using or serving it
  • verb
  • /priːˈtʃɪl/
: preenfriar
  • To prepare for the picnic, she decided to prechill the drinks in the cooler.

Examples

  • I'll have to give this a try, though it looks far more time-consuming than my 'throw flour, butter, salt, and water in the new-fangled fancy shmancy food processor (which isn't prechilled), pulse a few times, done' recipe.

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  • The testes of mice aged PD 15 and PD 50 were removed and placed in the prechilled 1:1 mixture of Ham's F12 medium and DMEM, then transferred to ice, with the procedure performed as previously described.

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  • Before serving, be sure to prechill the white wine to enhance its crisp flavor.

  • Make sure to prechill the salad bowl in the fridge for an hour before the meal.

Synonyms

to cool
vsto prechill
225 1.0

To make or become less warm

focuses on doing this before use to reach a low temperature for serving
to chill
vsto prechill
45 1.0

To make food or drink cold, often in the fridge

is done specifically before use, transport, or serving
to cool down
vsto prechill
32 1.1

Become less hot or make something less hot

is carried out beforehand to reach a low serving or transport temperature
to refrigerate
vsto prechill
27 3.0

To keep food or medicine cold so it does not go bad

is performed before use to lower temperature for serving or transport

Antonyms

225 1.0

To make something hot or warmer

40 1.6

Become or make something less cold

How Cold

to freeze
215 1.0
to prechill
1 6.2
to chill
45 1.0

Surface Forms

prechill infinitive
prechilled past
prechilled past participle
prechilling present participle
prechills third person singular

Morphology

prechill = chill (transparent) = pre + chill

The meaning is a straightforward case of doing the action of chilling in advance.

Etymology

The word prechill is made from pre- meaning 'before' and chill meaning 'to make cold'. Think of it like the opposite of preheat; you 'make cold before' you use or serve something, so you cool it ahead of time to keep it fresh or improve the taste.