aerate

[ air-eyt, ey-uh-reyt ]

/ ˈɛər eɪt, ˈeɪ əˌreɪt /

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verb (used with object), aer·at·ed, aer·at·ing.

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.

Nearby words

aequo animo, aequorin, aer-, aerarian, aerarium, aerate, aerated, aeration, aerator, aere perennius, aerenchyma

Origin of aerate

1785–95; < Latin āer- aer- + -ate¹

Related forms

aer·a·tion, nounnon·aer·at·ed, adjectivenon·aer·at·ing, adjectivesub·aer·ate, verb (used with object), sub·aer·at·ed, sub·aer·at·ing.

sub·aer·a·tion, nounun·aer·at·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for aerate

For 45 minutes, I get to aerate my brain, turn the world upside down, revel in music, poetry, humor.
My Teacher Who Brought Magic to Room 205|Susan Jane Gilman|July 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
They only absorb air to supply the tracheæ, which aerate the blood only within the general cavity of the body.
Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring Packard
During life they are filled with air, and they serve to aerate the blood circulating in the interior of the appendage.
The Life of Crustacea|William Thomas Calman
They hung out their washings where machine-gun bullets could aerate them.
Young Hilda at the Wars|Arthur Gleason

You can aerate his house, not only with air, but with ideas.
Mankind in the Making|H. G. Wells
Shake well after the final sterilisation, to aerate the medium.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

British Dictionary definitions for aerate

aerate

/ (ˈɛəreɪt) /

verb (tr)

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

Derived Forms

aeration, nounaerator, noun

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Science definitions for aerate

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.