OXYGENATE

oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate

(verb) impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; “oxygenate blood”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

oxygenate (third-person singular simple present oxygenates, present participle oxygenating, simple past and past participle oxygenated)

(transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen

(transitive, medicine) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.

Source: Wiktionary


Ox"y*gen*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxygenated; p. pr. & vb. n. Oxygenating.] Etym: [Cf. F. oxygéner.] (Chem.)

Definition: To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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