oxygenate

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English

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Etymology

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From oxygen or French oxygéner +‎ -ate.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: oxy‧gen‧ate

Verb

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oxygenate (third-person singular simple present oxygenates, present participle oxygenating, simple past and past participle oxygenated)

  1. (transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen.
    Synonym: oxygenize (uncommon)
    After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.
    • 2012, Teresa Hopper, Mosby's Pharmacy Technician: Principles and Practice[1], 3rd edition, Elsevier Saunders, →ISBN, page 589:
      The function of the respiratory system is to oxygenate the blood and remove carbon dioxide.
  2. (transitive, medicine) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.

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References

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  1. ^ oxygenate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ oxygenate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.