AERATES

Verb

aerates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerate

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AERATE

A"ƫr*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. A; p. pr. & vb. n. A.] Etym: [Cf. F. aƩrer. 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 aƫrated natural fountains. Carlyle.

2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aƫrate soil; to aƫrate water.

3. (Physiol.)

Definition: To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize. AĆ«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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