Verb: aerate 'eh,reyt
- Expose to fresh air
"aerate your old sneakers";
- air out, air
- Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
"aerate blood";
- oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise [Brit]
- Aerate (sewage) so as to favour the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
"The treatment plant aerated the wastewater to speed up the purification process";
- activate
Derived forms: aerates, aerated, aerating
Type of: alter, change, expose, modify, process, treat
Encyclopedia: Aerate