aerate
aerate · aerates · aerated · aerating
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To supply with oxygen or airTo supply with oxygen or air.
/ɛːˈɹeɪt/
» The roots also help aerate the soil to allow more water to infiltrate the ground.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To supply with oxygen or air.
Blood is aerated in the lungs.
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impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
(ambitransitive)To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air.
Carbon dioxide aerated the drink and made it fizzy.
(transitive)To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material.
The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.
Examples
1 sentencesThe roots also help aerate the soil to allow more water to infiltrate the ground.
Translations
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By meaning 1
to supply with oxygen or air:
Forms
aerates, aerating, aerated, aeratedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle