1. a liquid mixture used to soak food before cooking to add flavor or make it tender

1. to soak food in a marinade

Examples

• The chicken soaked in the marinade for two hours.
• She prepared a marinade with olive oil, garlic, and herbs.
• The recipe calls for a wine-based marinade.
• You should marinade the beef overnight for best results.
• He likes to marinade vegetables before grilling them.
• The marinade made the meat incredibly tender.
• Don’t forget to marinade the fish before cooking.