oxygenate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From oxygen or French oxygéner + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Meanings
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(transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen.
After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.
The function of the respiratory system is to oxygenate the blood and remove carbon dioxide.
2012, Teresa Hopper, Mosby's Pharmacy Technician: Principles and Practice, 3rd edition, Elsevier Saunders, →ISBN, page 589:
- (transitive) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oxygenates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| oxygenated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| oxygenated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| oxygenating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
disoxygenate · hyperoxygenate · superoxygenate · overoxygenation · preoxygenate · underoxygenate · deoxygenate · reoxygenate · oxygenator · oxygenation · overoxygenate
Synonyms
Translations (15)
fr oxygéner (infuse with oxygen) · bg насищам с кислород (infuse with oxygen) · sv syresätta (infuse with oxygen) · ja 酸素を送り込む (infuse with oxygen) · it ossigenare (infuse with oxygen) · it ossigenarsi (infuse with oxygen) · cy ocsigenu (infuse with oxygen) · gv ocsajeeneaghey (infuse with oxygen) · cy ocsigeneiddio (infuse with oxygen) · pt oxigenar (infuse with oxygen) · es oxigenar (infuse with oxygen) · el οξυγονώνω (infuse with oxygen) · ca oxigenar (infuse with oxygen) · de oxygenieren (infuse with oxygen) · ga ocsaiginigh (infuse with oxygen)