aerate

1 expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: air out, air]

2 aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter [syn: activate]

3 impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" [syn: oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise]

English

Etymology

• āero (air)
• Latin ātus (past tense of verb)

Verb

1. To supply oxygen or air.

Derived terms

• aeration

Italian

Verb

aerate

1. Form of Second-person plural present tense, aerare
2. Form of Second-person plural imperative, aerare#Italian|aerare

aerify, air, air out, air-condition, air-cool, airify, atomize, beat, carbonate, chlorinate, cream, cross-ventilate, distill, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, fan, fluidize, foam, fractionate, freshen, froth, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off, hydrogenate, lather, mantle, oxygenate, oxygenize, perfume, reek, refresh, scum, send out, smoke, spray, spume, steam, sublimate, sublime, sud, suds, vaporize, ventilate, volatilize, whip, whisk, wind, winnow