aerate
verb (used with object)
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through.
has aerated
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present perfectof aerate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This song — from her new EP, “House on Wheels” — has aerated, downcast production, creating an air of extremely potent mope: “I keep swimming in a pool of phony people I don’t even know.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2019
