Synonyms for aerate

Synonyms for (verb) aerate

Synonyms: aerate, oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize

Definition: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

Usage: oxygenate blood

Similar words: treat, process

Definition: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

Usage: process cheese; process hair; treat the water so it can be drunk; treat the lawn with chemicals; treat an oil spill


Synonyms: activate, aerate

Definition: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

Similar words: alter, change, modify

Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue


Synonyms: aerate, air, air out

Definition: expose to fresh air

Usage: aerate your old sneakers

Similar words: expose

Definition: expose or make accessible to some action or influence

Usage: Expose your students to art; expose the blanket to sunshine


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