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aer⋅ate

  [air-eyt, ey-uh-reyt]
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
1. to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through: to aerate milk in order to remove odors.
2. to change or treat with air or a gas, esp. with carbon dioxide.
3. Physiology. to expose (a medium or tissue) to air, as in the oxygenation of the blood in respiration.
Origin:
1785–95; < L āer- aer- + -ate 1

Related forms:
aer⋅a⋅tion, noun
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aer·ate   (âr'āt)   
tr.v.   aer·at·ed, aer·at·ing, aer·ates

  1. To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air: aerate soil.

  2. To expose to oxygen, as in the oxygenation of the blood by respiration.

  3. To supply or charge (liquid) with a gas, especially to charge with carbon dioxide.

aer·a'tion n.
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Word Origin & History

aerate 
1794, from L. ær (gen. æris) "air," from Gk. aer (see air (1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: aer·ate
Pronunciation: 'a(-&)r-"At, 'e(-&)r-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: aer·at·ed;aer·at·ing
1 : to supply (the blood) with oxygen by respiration
2 : to supply or impregnate (as a liquid) with air
3 British : CARBONATE 2 —aer·a·tion /"a(-&)r-'A-sh&n,"e(-&)r-/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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