aerate
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.
Origin of aerate
1Other words from aerate
- aer·a·tion, noun
- non·aer·at·ed, adjective
- non·aer·at·ing, adjective
- sub·aer·ate, verb (used with object), sub·aer·at·ed, sub·aer·at·ing.
- sub·aer·a·tion, noun
- un·aer·at·ed, adjective
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How to use aerate in a sentence
Baking powder crust must not stand—the gas which aerates it begins forming and escaping the minute it is wet up.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South | Martha McCulloch Williams
British Dictionary definitions for aerate
/ (ˈɛəreɪt) /
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 of aerate
- aeration, noun
- aerator, noun
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Scientific definitions for 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.
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