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aer·ate

 (âr′āt)
tr.v. aer·at·ed, aer·at·ing, aer·ates
1. To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air: aerate soil.
2. To expose to oxygen, as in the oxygenation of the blood by respiration.
3. To supply or charge (liquid) with a gas, especially to charge with carbon dioxide.

aer·a′tion n.
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aerate

(ˈɛəreɪt)
vb (tr)
1. to charge (a liquid) with a gas, esp carbon dioxide, as in the manufacture of effervescent drink
2. to expose to the action or circulation of the air, so as to purify
aerˈation n
ˈaerator n
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aer•ate

(ˈɛər eɪt, ˈeɪ əˌreɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to expose to the action of air or to cause air to circulate through: Breathe deep to aerate the lungs.
2. to change or treat with air or a gas, esp. with carbon dioxide.
[1785–95; < Latin āer-, s. of āēr air + -ate1]
aer•a′tion, n.
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aer·ate

(âr′āt)
1. Chemistry To add a gas, such as carbon dioxide, to a liquid.
2. Biology To supply with oxygen: The lungs aerate the blood.
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aerate


Past participle: aerated
Gerund: aerating

Imperative
aerate
aerate
Present
I aerate
you aerate
he/she/it aerates
we aerate
you aerate
they aerate
Preterite
I aerated
you aerated
he/she/it aerated
we aerated
you aerated
they aerated
Present Continuous
I am aerating
you are aerating
he/she/it is aerating
we are aerating
you are aerating
they are aerating
Present Perfect
I have aerated
you have aerated
he/she/it has aerated
we have aerated
you have aerated
they have aerated
Past Continuous
I was aerating
you were aerating
he/she/it was aerating
we were aerating
you were aerating
they were aerating
Past Perfect
I had aerated
you had aerated
he/she/it had aerated
we had aerated
you had aerated
they had aerated
Future
I will aerate
you will aerate
he/she/it will aerate
we will aerate
you will aerate
they will aerate
Future Perfect
I will have aerated
you will have aerated
he/she/it will have aerated
we will have aerated
you will have aerated
they will have aerated
Future Continuous
I will be aerating
you will be aerating
he/she/it will be aerating
we will be aerating
you will be aerating
they will be aerating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been aerating
you have been aerating
he/she/it has been aerating
we have been aerating
you have been aerating
they have been aerating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been aerating
you will have been aerating
he/she/it will have been aerating
we will have been aerating
you will have been aerating
they will have been aerating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been aerating
you had been aerating
he/she/it had been aerating
we had been aerating
you had been aerating
they had been aerating
Conditional
I would aerate
you would aerate
he/she/it would aerate
we would aerate
you would aerate
they would aerate
Past Conditional
I would have aerated
you would have aerated
he/she/it would have aerated
we would have aerated
you would have aerated
they would have aerated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.aerate - expose to fresh airaerate - expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers"
expose - expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"
2.aerate - aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matteraerate - aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
3.aerate - impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygenaerate - impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
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aerate

verb
To expose to circulating air:
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Translations

aerate

[ˈɛəreɪt] VT [+ liquid] → gasificar; [+ blood] → oxigenar
aerated wateragua f con gas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

aerate

[ˈɛəreɪt] vt [+ soil, water] → aérer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

aerate

vt liquidmit Kohlensäure anreichern; bloodSauerstoff zuführen (+dat); soilauflockern; aerated waterkohlensaures Wasser
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aerate

[ˈɛəreɪt] vt (water) → gassare; (blood) → ossigenare; (soil) → aerare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

aer·ate

vt. airear, ventilar.
1. saturar un líquido de aire;
2. cambiar la sangre venosa en sangre arterial en los pulmones.
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As in most groups of animals, important organs, such as those for propelling the blood, or for aerating it, or those for propagating the race, are found nearly uniform, they are considered as highly serviceable in classification; but in some groups of animals all these, the most important vital organs, are found to offer characters of quite subordinate value.
Core aerating once a year is enough for most residential lawns with normal use.
Aerate every year if possible: "Any aerating is better than none at all, and the best time is in early spring."
Providing a large lake, like the Swanswell, and aerating it with a large (and expensive) fountain - and providing lots of green bank-side growth, might help but a cost benefit analysis would probably rule out such an extravagance.
Turn the bottle and carafe over to experience the bobbling sound of the white wine aerating through the neck and down the carafe.
For positively aerating the wine by the glass, try demonstrating another unique wine tool that can quickly and effectively -- some would say magically -- open up a wine by infusing it with air.
Martin has been the superintendent at Blissful for three years, and he said the superintendent before him didn't fully agree with aerating only once a year either.