oxygenate

[ ok-si-juh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ox·y·gen·at·ed, ox·y·gen·at·ing.

1. to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen:

   to oxygenate the blood.

oxygenate

/ ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. to enrich or be enriched with oxygen

   to oxygenate blood

oxygenate

/ ŏk′sĭ-jə-nāt′ /

1. To combine or mix with oxygen, as in a physical, chemical, or biological system. Blood is oxygenated in the lungs.

Derived Forms

• ˈoxygeˌnizer, noun
• ˌoxygenˈation, noun

Other Words From

• oxy·gen·ation noun
• oxy·gen·ator noun
• anti·oxy·gen·ating adjective
• anti·oxy·gen·ation noun
• anti·oxy·gen·ator noun
• hyper·oxy·gen·ate verb (used with object) hyperoxygenated hyperoxygenating
• hyper·oxy·gen·ation noun
• non·oxy·gen·ated adjective
• super·oxy·gen·ate verb (used with object) superoxygenated superoxygenating
• super·oxy·gen·ation noun
• un·oxy·gen·ated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxygenate¹

First recorded in 1780–90; oxygen + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

After a particularly big bloom at McLeod Lake in 2006, Stockton installed a bubble system in the Stockton Deep Water Channel to oxygenate the water and break up the algae, the Record reported.

From Los Angeles Times

A year after their surgery, the amount of oxygenated blood pumped by the heart had increased by:

From BBC

A network of elastic and actively pumping vessels carrying oxygenated blood span the surface of the brain before entering the cortex.

From Science Daily

This caused a steep reduction in the number of burrowing invertebrates, which oxygenate sediments.

From Science Daily

The fish that are collected are regularly transferred to a truck with an oxygenated tank and hauled to one of several locations in the delta to be released.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• aerate