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Meaning of Aerate in English

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Aerate

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Verb

1. aerate, air, air out

expose to fresh air

Example Sentences:
'aerate your old sneakers'

2. activate, aerate

aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

3. aerate, oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize

impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

Example Sentences:
'oxygenate blood'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Aerate

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to charge (a liquid) with a gas, esp carbon dioxide, as in the manufacture of effervescent drink
2. 
to expose to the action or circulation of the air, so as to purify

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Aerate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈaerˌated or ˈaerˌating
1. 
to expose to air, or cause air to circulate through
2. 
to supply oxygen to (the blood) by the process of respiration
3. 
to charge (liquid) with gas, as in making soda water

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Aerate

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tr.v. aer·at·ed, aer·at·ing, aer·ates
1. To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air: aerate soil.
2. To expose to oxygen, as in the oxygenation of the blood by respiration.
3. To supply or charge (liquid) with a gas, especially to charge with carbon dioxide.

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