| Aerate 1. (v. t.) To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air. 2. (v. t.) To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aerate soil; to aerate water. 3. (v. t.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize. Thesaurus Entries aerify, air, air out, air-condition, air-cool, airify, atomize, beat, carbonate, chlorinate, cream, cross-ventilate, distill, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, fan, fluidize, foam, fractionate, freshen, froth, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off, hydrogenate, lather, mantle, oxygenate, oxygenize, perfume, reek, refresh, scum, send out, smoke, spray, spume, steam, sublimate, sublime, sud, suds, vaporize, ventilate, volatilize, whip, whisk, wind, winnow |