oxygenate

American  

[ok-si-juh-neyt] / ˈɒk sɪ dʒəˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

oxygenates, present (3rd person singular) oxygenated, past participle, past oxygenating present participle

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

   to oxygenate the blood.

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oxygenate British  

/ ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. to enrich or be enriched with oxygen

   to oxygenate blood

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oxygenate Scientific  

/ ŏk′sĭ-jə-nāt′ /

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

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

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has oxygenated
  perfect 3rd person singular
• is oxygenating
  progressive 3rd person singular
• have oxygenated
  perfect
• have been oxygenating
  perfect progressive
• has been oxygenating
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• oxygenates
  singular 3rd person
• oxygenating
  participle
• are oxygenating
  progressive
• am oxygenating
  progressive 1st person singular

Past

• had oxygenated
  perfect
• was oxygenating
  progressive singular
• were oxygenating
  progressive plural
• had been oxygenating
  perfect progressive
• oxygenated
  simple
• oxygenated
  participle

Future

• will oxygenate
  simple
• will have oxygenated
  perfect
• will have been oxygenating
  perfect progressive
• will be oxygenating
  progressive

Etymology

Origin of oxygenate

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

Example Sentences

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

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 • Aug. 29, 2024

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

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

I put the table between us, and began taking deep breaths to thoroughly oxygenate my blood, so it would help me in my forthcoming grapple with the big, over-grown giant.

From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry

Related Words

• aerate