aerate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
6
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɛːɹeɪt/
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/ˈɛːɹeɪt/ · /ɛːˈɹeɪt/

Definition of aerate

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To supply with oxygen or air.
    “Blood is aerated in the lungs.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To supply with oxygen or air.
    “Blood is aerated in the lungs.”
  2. (ambitransitive)To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air.
    “Carbon dioxide aerated the drink and made it fizzy.”
  3. (transitive)To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material.
    “The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin aer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English aerate From Latin aer (“air”) + English -ate. Compare French aérer.

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