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ox⋅i⋅date

  [ok-si-deyt] verb, -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing, noun Chemistry
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to oxidize.
–noun
2. Geochemistry. any of the class of sediments consisting chiefly of oxides of iron or manganese.
Origin:
1780–90; oxide + -ate 1
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oxidate

verb
1. enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" [syn: oxidise] 
2. add oxygen to or combine with oxygen [syn: oxidize] [ant: deoxidise] 
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