Synonyms

oxidate

American

[ok-si-deyt] / ˈɒk sɪˌdeɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

oxidated, oxidating

to oxidize.

noun

Geochemistry. any of the class of sediments consisting chiefly of oxides of iron or manganese.

oxidate British

/ ˈɒksɪˌdeɪt /

verb

another word for oxidize

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Other Word Forms

nonoxidating adjective
unoxidated adjective

Etymology

Origin of oxidate

First recorded in 1780–90; oxide + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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If we use an uniform and homogeneous disc of silver that has never been hammered or compressed, its surface will oxidate equally, provided all its parts are equally heated.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 567, September 22, 1832 by Various

It has become a brown infusible substance, which does not shine in the dark nor oxidate in the air.

From Medical Essays, 1842-1882 by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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