aerate
verb (used with object)
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through.
aerates
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present tense formof aerate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Shaking liquids with one-inch cubes, for example, aerates the alcohol and emphasizes subtle flavors, and it can also produce thick foams necessary for drinks such as the whisky sour.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 17, 2023
Before it sends the sewage back into the closest river, the plant aerates the wastewater.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
Start by whisking your dry ingredients together — this not only combines them, it aerates them.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2021
But it aerates what’s already been well-trod, offering an alternately pitiless and tenderhearted lens on such hardy themes as character, filial loyalty and American progress at its most naive and voraciously destructive.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2018
It aerates the soil, enabling roots to thrive better.
From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education
