Definition of aerate Aerate
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We found 10 definitions of aerate from 6 different sources.
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What does aerate mean?
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| aerate - impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" | ||
| oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise | ||
| process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | ||
| aerate - aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter | ||
| activate | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| aerate - expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" | ||
| air out, air | ||
| expose abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- aerate (v. t.)
To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air. - aerate (v. t.)
To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aerate soil; to aerate water. - aerate (v. t.)
To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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aerate
To expose to fresh air.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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aerate
ā′ėr-āt, v.t. to put air into: to supply, or cause to mix, with carbonic acid or other gas, as Aerated waters.—ns. A′erator, an apparatus for such purpose; Aerā′tion, exposure to the action of air: the mixing or saturating with a gas: the oxygenation of the blood by respiration. [L. aër, air.]
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🔤- aerate, verb, present, 1st person singular of aerate (infinitive).
- aerate, verb (infinitive).
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