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oxygenate

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ox⋅y⋅gen⋅ate

  [ok-si-juh-neyt]
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
Origin:
1780–90; oxygen + -ate 1

Related forms:
ox⋅y⋅gen⋅a⋅tion, noun
ox⋅y⋅gen⋅a⋅tor, noun
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ox·y·gen·ate   (ŏk'sĭ-jə-nāt')   
tr.v.   ox·y·gen·at·ed also ox·y·gen·ized, ox·y·gen·at·ing also ox·y·gen·iz·ing, ox·y·gen·ates also ox·y·gen·iz·es
To treat, combine, or infuse with oxygen.
ox'y·gen·a'tion n., ox'y·gen·a'tor n.
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Main Entry: ox·y·gen·ate
Pronunciation: 'äk-si-j&-"nAt, äk-'sij-&-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-at·ed; -at·ing
: to impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen <oxygenated blood> oxygenate the patient first—Anesthesia Digest> —ox·y·gen·ation /"äk-si-j&-'nA-sh&n, äk-"sij-&-/ noun
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oxygenate ox·y·gen·ate (ŏk'sĭ-jə-nāt') or ox·y·gen·ize (-jə-nīz')
v. ox·y·gen·at·ed or ox·y·gen·ized, ox·y·gen·at·ing or ox·y·gen·iz·ing, ox·y·gen·ates or ox·y·gen·iz·es
To treat, combine, or infuse with oxygen.

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