oxygenate

[ ok-si-juh-neyt ]
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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.

Origin of oxygenate

1
First recorded in 1780–90; oxygen + -ate1

Other words from oxygenate

  • 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), hy·per·ox·y·gen·at·ed, hy·per·ox·y·gen·at·ing.
  • 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), su·per·ox·y·gen·at·ed, su·per·ox·y·gen·at·ing.
  • su·per·ox·y·gen·a·tion, noun
  • un·ox·y·gen·at·ed, adjective

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How to use oxygenate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for oxygenate

oxygenate

oxygenize or oxygenise

/ (ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt) /


verb
  1. to enrich or be enriched with oxygen: to oxygenate blood

Derived forms of oxygenate

  • oxygenation, noun
  • oxygenizer or oxygeniser, noun

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Scientific definitions for oxygenate

oxygenate

[ ŏksĭ-jə-nāt′ ]


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

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