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aerate

verb
/ˈɛːɹeɪt//ɛːˈɹeɪt/UK

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.

  1. derived from aérer
  2. derived from -ate
  3. derived from aer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor

Definitions

  1. To supply with oxygen or air.

    • Blood is aerated in the lungs.

  2. To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air.

    • Carbon dioxide aerated the drink and made it fizzy.

  3. 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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