oxygenate
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sɪ verb (used with object), ox·y·gen·at·ed, ox·y·gen·at·ing.
to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
Related forms
ox·y·gen·a·tion, noun
ox·y·gen·a·tor, noun
an·ti·ox·y·gen·at·ing, adjective
an·ti·ox·y·gen·a·tion, noun
an·ti·ox·y·gen·a·tor, noun
hy·per·ox·y·gen·ate, verb (used with object), hy·per·ox·y·gen·at·ed, hy·per·ox·y·gen·at·ing.
hy·per·ox·y·gen·a·tion, noun
non·ox·y·gen·at·ed, adjective
su·per·ox·y·gen·ate, verb (used with object), su·per·ox·y·gen·at·ed, su·per·ox·y·gen·at·ing.
su·per·ox·y·gen·a·tion, noun
un·ox·y·gen·at·ed, adjective
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World English Dictionary
oxygenate, oxygenize or oxygenise (ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to enrich or be enriched with oxygen: to oxygenate blood | |
| oxygenize, oxygenize or oxygenise | |
| —vb | |
| oxygenise, oxygenize or oxygenise | |
| —vb | |
| oxygen'ation, oxygenize or oxygenise | |
| —n | |
| 'oxygenizer, oxygenize or oxygenise | |
| —n | |
| 'oxygeniser, oxygenize or oxygenise | |
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Medical Dictionary
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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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| oxygenate (ŏk'sĭ-jə-nāt') Pronunciation Key
To combine or mix with oxygen, as in a physical, chemical, or biological system. Blood is oxygenated in the lungs. |
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Example sentences
If you bubble air through the straw, it can help oxygenate the water.
Rooted underwater plants also oxygenate the water, helping to counteract any tendency toward eutrophication.
Forests also oxygenate the air, modify climate, and contribute to our recreational and personal needs.
These inserts draw in air to oxygenate the fire and channel smoke outside, either up the chimney or through a vent.
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