Synonyms

oxygenate

American

[ok-si-juh-neyt] / ˈɒk sɪ dʒəˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

oxygenated, oxygenating

to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen.

to oxygenate the blood.

oxygenate British

/ ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt /

verb

to enrich or be enriched with oxygen

to oxygenate blood

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oxygenate Scientific

/ ŏk′sĭ-jə-nāt′ /

To combine or mix with oxygen, as in a physical, chemical, or biological system. Blood is oxygenated in the lungs.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of oxygenate

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

Example Sentences

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Look at trading for a key commodity with a heinous name: RBOB, short for reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Maternal blood to oxygenate us, all of us, when we were barely the size of a gummy bear.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

This caused a steep reduction in the number of burrowing invertebrates, which oxygenate sediments.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

They are going to recirculate his blood to oxygenate it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2020

You can no more get present good from past faith than the breath you drew yesterday into your lungs will be sufficient to oxygenate your blood at this moment.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander

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