oxygenate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From oxygen or French oxygéner + -ate.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
oxygenate (third-person singular simple present oxygenates, present participle oxygenating, simple past and past participle oxygenated)
- (transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen
- After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.
- (transitive, medicine) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
infuse with oxygen
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References[edit]
- ^ “oxygenate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “oxygenate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.