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Vinony

aerate

verb

  1. to supply or impregnate (something, such as the soil or a liquid) with air
  2. to supply (the blood) with oxygen by respiration
  3. to make light or sparkling
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Pronunciation: /ˈɛːɹeɪt/ / /ɛːˈɹeɪt/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- 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.

  1. To supply with oxygen or air.

    “Blood is aerated in the lungs.”

  2. To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air.

    “Carbon dioxide aerated the drink and made it fizzy.”

  3. To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material.

    “The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.”