margarine

UK /ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈɹiːn/ US /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒ(ə.)ɹɪn/

noun 2verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

hard | soft

low-fat, polyunsaturated

She switched to polyunsaturated margarine because her doctor said it was better for her heart.

sunflower, vegetable

QUANT

tub

VERB + MARGARINE

put on, spread (sth with)

I spread margarine on the warm bread before adding jam.

heat, melt, soften

beat (in), cream, mix, rub in

Beat the margarine into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembled breadcrumbs.

Definitions

noun

A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.

The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.

verb

To spread or cover (something) with margarine.

Putting the finishing touches on her party dinner, this attractive hostess does the last minute job of margarining her rolls to serve piping hot to her guests.

She is margarining a slice of bread, rubbing the grease carefully into the crumb.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a subs

margarin
oleo
oleomargarine
marge

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Putting the finishing touches on her party dinner, this attractive hostess does the last minute job of margarining her rolls to serve piping hot to her guests.

Wiktionary

She is margarining a slice of bread, rubbing the grease carefully into the crumb.

Wiktionary

Now that she was back in the land of the living, she took to margarining our toast again.

Wiktionary

We substitute margarine for butter.

Tatoeba · #23579

You can use margarine as a substitute for butter.

Tatoeba · #35207

Did you mistake the margarine for butter?

Tatoeba · #63232

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