oxygenate

[ok-si-juh-neyt]

verb (used with object)

oxygenated, oxygenating 

1. to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen.

   to oxygenate the blood.

oxygenate

/ ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. to enrich or be enriched with oxygen

   to oxygenate blood

oxygenate

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

Other Word Forms

• oxygenation noun
• oxygenator noun
• antioxygenating adjective
• antioxygenation noun
• antioxygenator noun
• hyperoxygenate verb (used with object)
• hyperoxygenation noun
• nonoxygenated adjective
• superoxygenate verb (used with object)
• superoxygenation noun
• unoxygenated adjective
• oxygenizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxygenate¹

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

Example Sentences

Amniotic fluid embolism can lead to heart and lung failure, which causes several complications due to a lack of oxygenated blood, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times

After a particularly big bloom at McLeod Lake in 2006, Stockton installed a bubble system in the Stockton Deep Water Channel to oxygenate the water and break up the algae, the Record reported.

From Los Angeles Times

A year after their surgery, the amount of oxygenated blood pumped by the heart had increased by:

From BBC

A network of elastic and actively pumping vessels carrying oxygenated blood span the surface of the brain before entering the cortex.

From Science Daily

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

From Science Daily

Related Words

• aerate