Synonyms

aerated

[air-eyt, ey-uh-reyt]

aer·ate

[air-eyt, ey-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object), aer·at·ed, aer·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, especially 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; < Latin āer- aer- + -ate1

aer·a·tion, noun
non·aer·at·ed, adjective
non·aer·at·ing, adjective
sub·aer·ate, verb (used with object), sub·aer·at·ed, sub·aer·at·ing.
sub·aer·a·tion, noun
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un·aer·at·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Aerated is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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World English Dictionary
aerated (ˈɛəreɪtɪd)
 
vb, —adj
1.  the past tense and past participle of aerate angry or agitated
2.  informal the past tense and past participle of aerate angry or agitated
 
vb, —adj
1.  the past tense and past participle of aerate angry or agitated
2.  informal the past tense and past participle of aerate angry or agitated

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Science Dictionary
aerate   (âr'āt)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. To add a gas, such as carbon dioxide, to a liquid.

  2. To supply with oxygen. Blood is aerated in the alveoli of the lungs.

  3. To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air.


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