aerate
English
Etymology
From Latin aer (“air”) + -ate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛːreɪt/
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Verb
aerate (third-person singular simple present aerates, present participle aerating, simple past and past participle aerated)
- (transitive) To supply with oxygen or air. Example: "Blood is aerated in the lungs."
- (transitive) To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air. Example: "The drink was aerated with carbon dioxide, making it fizzy."
- (intransitive) To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air. Example: "The microbial growth medium was aerated at a rate of 5 litres per minute."
- (transitive) To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material. Example: "The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly."
Derived terms
- aeration
- aerator
Translations
to supply with oxygen or air
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Italian
Verb
aerate
- inflection of aerare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Participle
aerate f pl
- feminine plural of aerato
Latin
Adjective
aerāte
- vocative masculine singular of aerātus