- 1. v. t. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aerate soil; to aerate water. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize. Source: opted
- 4. v. expose to fresh air Source: wordnet
- 5. v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter Source: wordnet
- 6. v. impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen Source: wordnet
- 7. 1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air. His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aërated natural fountains. Carlyle. 2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aërate soil; to aërate water. 3. (Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize. Aërated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation. Source: webster
- 8. To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (theblood) by respiration; to arterialize. Aërated bread, bread raised bycharging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gasin the dough by fermentation. Source: adambom
- 9. v:100 v expose to fresh air v aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter v impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen Source: ecdict
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