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mar·i·nade (măŕə-nād́)

[French, probably from Italian marinare, to marinate, from Latin (aqua) marīna, sea(water), brine, pickle feminine of marīnus, of the sea; see marine.]

noun 

A liquid mixture, usually of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and herbs, in which meat, fowl, fish, or vegetables are soaked before cooking.

transitive verb: -nad·ed, -nad·ing, -nades. 

To soak (food) in such a mixture; marinate.