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AERATE
oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate
(verb) impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; “oxygenate blood”
activate, aerate
(verb) aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
aerate (third-person singular simple present aerates, present participle aerating, simple past and past participle aerated)
(transitive) To supply with oxygen or air.
Anagrams
• AA tree
Source: Wiktionary
A"ër*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. A; p. pr. & vb. n. A.] Etym: [Cf. F. aérer. See Air,v. t.]
1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air. His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aërated natural fountains. Carlyle.
2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aërate soil; to aërate water.
3. (Physiol.)
Definition: To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize. AĂ«rated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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