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aer·ate

(âr

t) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
aer·at·ed, aer·at·ing, aer·ates

To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air: aerate soil.
To expose to oxygen, as in the oxygenation of the blood by respiration.
To supply or charge (liquid) with a gas, especially to charge with carbon dioxide.

OTHER FORMS:
aer·ation(Noun)

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