aerated
(adjective) (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification
aerated, charged
(adjective) supplied with carbon dioxide
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aerated
simple past tense and past participle of aerate
aerated (comparative more aerated, superlative most aerated)
Supplied or infused with air or oxygen.
(UK, informal) Annoyed or agitated.
Synonyms: bothered, frustrated, annoyed, agitated, pissed off
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. Aërated 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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.