oxygenize

[ ok-si-juh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, ox·y·gen·ized, ox·y·gen·iz·ing.

1. oxygenate.

Other Words From

• oxy·gen·iza·ble adjective
• oxy·gen·izer noun
• hyper·oxy·gen·ize verb (used with object) hyperoxygenized hyperoxygenizing
• semi·oxy·gen·ized adjective
• un·oxy·gen·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxygenize¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; oxygen + -ize

Related Words

• aerate