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aerate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb aerate has 3 senses
- aerate(v = verb.perception) air, air out - expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" is one way to expose
- aerate(v = verb.change) activate - aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; Array is one way to alter, change, modify
- aerate(v = verb.change) oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize - impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" is one way to process, treat
Derived forms noun aeration1, noun air1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun aerator1, noun air1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derived form noun aeration2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aerate, v.tr.
1 charge (a liquid) with a gas, esp. carbon dioxide, e.g. to produce effervescence.
2 expose to the mechanical or chemical action of the air.
1 charge (a liquid) with a gas, esp. carbon dioxide, e.g. to produce effervescence.
2 expose to the mechanical or chemical action of the air.
Derivative
aeration n. aerator n.
Etymology
L aer AIR + -ATE(3), after F a{eacute}rer
THESAURUS
aerate
aerify, air, air out, air-condition, air-cool, airify, atomize, beat, carbonate, chlorinate, cream, cross-ventilate, distill, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, fan, fluidize, foam, fractionate, freshen, froth, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off, hydrogenate, lather, mantle, oxygenate, oxygenize, perfume, reek, refresh, scum, send out, smoke, spray, spume, steam, sublimate, sublime, sud, suds, vaporize, ventilate, volatilize, whip, whisk, wind, winnow
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