1. (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification
   "The aerated water in the fish tank helped maintain oxygen levels"
    
2. Supplied with carbon dioxide
   "The aerated water had a refreshing fizz";
   - charged

1. Expose to fresh air
   "aerate your old sneakers";
   - air out, air
    
2. Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
   "aerate blood";
   - oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise [Brit]
    
3. 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

See also: effervescent, treated

Type of: alter, change, expose, modify, process, treat

Encyclopedia: Aerated