aer·i·fy

[air-uh-fahy, ey-eer-]
verb (used with object), aer·i·fied, aer·i·fy·ing.
1.
to aerate.
2.
to make aeriform; convert into vapor.

Origin:
1840–50; aeri- + -fy

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aerify (ˈɛərɪˌfaɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.  to change or cause to change into a gas
2.  to mix or combine with air
 
aerifi'cation
 
n

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Aerify is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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.
Example sentences
Aerify once or twice per year either in the spring or fall.
In the fall, you need to thatch, aerify and then seed and fertilize.
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