aerate

v. charge a liquid with a gas; expose to the effect of air (as in to oxygenate blood); air out, expose to fresh air; (Nautical) charge air and oxygen into livewells to keep fish alive

Verb
1. expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers"
(synonym) air out, air
(hypernym) expose
(derivation) air
2. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
(synonym) activate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) air
3. impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
(synonym) oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise
(hypernym) process, treat
(derivation) aeration

v. aerate, air, ventilate

adj. airy

(v. t.)
To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aerate soil; to aerate water.
  

(v. t.)
To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.
  

(v. t.)
To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.
  

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Preparation of a saturated solution of air gases by either spraying the solution in air or by bubbling air through it.