aerate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛːɹeɪt/
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- /ɛːˈɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin aer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English aerate From Latin aer (“air”) + English -ate. Compare French aérer.
Meanings
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(transitive) To supply with oxygen or air.
Blood is aerated in the lungs.
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(ambitransitive) To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air.
Carbon dioxide aerated the drink and made it fizzy.
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(transitive) To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material.
The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aerating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| aerated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| aerated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| aerates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
aeratable · overaerate · nonaerating · reaerate · deaerate · aerator · aeration
Translations (16)
oc airejar (to supply with oxygen or air) · ar يُهَوِّي (to supply with oxygen or air) · cs provzdušnit (to supply with oxygen or air) · pl napowietrzać (to supply with oxygen or air) · fi ilmastaa (to supply with oxygen or air) · es gasear (to supply with oxygen or air) · ga aeraigh (to supply with oxygen or air) · bg газирам (to supply with oxygen or air) · fr aérer (to supply with oxygen or air) · pt aerar (to supply with oxygen or air) · mi kuhu haurehu (to supply with oxygen or air) · es aerar (to supply with oxygen or air) · es airear (to supply with oxygen or air) · de belüften (to supply with oxygen or air) · bg снабдявам с кислород (to supply with oxygen or air) · pl napowietrzyć (to supply with oxygen or air)