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aerate
[ air-eyt, ey-uh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
to aerate milk in order to remove odors.
- to change or treat with air or a gas, especially with carbon dioxide.
- Physiology. to expose (a medium or tissue) to air as in the oxygenation of the blood in respiration.
aerate
/ ˈɛəreɪt /
verb
- to charge (a liquid) with a gas, esp carbon dioxide, as in the manufacture of effervescent drink
- to expose to the action or circulation of the air, so as to purify
aerate
/ âr′āt /
- To add a gas, such as carbon dioxide, to a liquid.
- To supply with oxygen. Blood is aerated in the alveoli of the lungs.
- To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air.
Derived Forms
- ˈaerator, noun
- aerˈation, noun
Other Words From
- aer·ation noun
- non·aerat·ed adjective
- non·aerat·ing adjective
- sub·aerate verb (used with object) subaerated subaerating
- subaer·ation noun
- un·aerat·ed adjective
Example Sentences
For 45 minutes, I get to aerate my brain, turn the world upside down, revel in music, poetry, humor.
Another method where fresh water is not available, as on a long drive, is to aerate it by pouring from one pail to another.
They hung out their washings where machine-gun bullets could aerate them.
You can aerate his house, not only with air, but with ideas.
During life they are filled with air, and they serve to aerate the blood circulating in the interior of the appendage.
He smiled, and I went forward to where Mr Preddle was making himself very hot by using the bellows to aerate the water.
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