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oxygenate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb oxygenate has 1 sense
- oxygenate(v = verb.change) aerate, oxygenise, oxygenize - impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" is one way to process, treat
Derived forms noun oxygen1, noun oxygenation1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
oxygenate, v. t. [Cf. F. oxygéner.].
To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oxygenate, v.tr.
1 supply, treat, or mix with oxygen; oxidize.
2 charge (blood) with oxygen by respiration.
1 supply, treat, or mix with oxygen; oxidize.
2 charge (blood) with oxygen by respiration.
Derivative
oxygenation n.
Etymology
F oxyg{eacute}ner (as OXYGEN)
THESAURUS
oxygenate
aerate, aerify, air, air out, air-condition, air-cool, airify, atomize, carbonate, chlorinate, cross-ventilate, distill, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, fan, fluidize, fractionate, freshen, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off, hydrogenate, oxygenize, perfume, reek, refresh, send out, smoke, spray, steam, sublimate, sublime, vaporize, ventilate, volatilize, wind, winnow
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