aerate — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To supply with oxygen or air.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Blood is aerated in the lungs.

2. To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air.

   Usage

   • Transitive or intransitive

   Examples

   Carbon dioxide aerated the drink and made it fizzy.

3. To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.

Verb

1. expose to fresh air

   Synonyms

   air outair

   Broader terms

   expose

   Examples

   aerate your old sneakers

2. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

   Synonyms

   activate

   Broader terms

   changealtermodify

3. impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

   Synonyms

   oxygenateoxygenizeoxygenise

   Broader terms

   processtreat

   Examples

   oxygenate blood