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
• have oxygenated
  perfect
• is oxygenating
  progressive 3rd person singular
• 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

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

Can you breathe freely and easily the proper amount of air to oxygenate your blood and give you health and strength?

From Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. by Weaver, George Sumner

Related Words

• aerate