aerate

aerate is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 6 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.
2. transitive verb. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aerate soil; to aerate water.
3. transitive verb. To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.
4. verb. impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

   "oxygenate blood"

   Synonyms: oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize

5. verb. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

   Synonyms: activate

6. verb. expose to fresh air

   "aerate your old sneakers"

   Synonyms: air

Synonyms

oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize, activate, air

Common word forms

aerated, aerates, aerating

Words from these letters

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