oxygenate

verb
/ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/

Etymology

From oxygen or French oxygéner + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

  1. derived from oxygéner + -ate

Definitions

  1. To treat or infuse with oxygen.

    • After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.
    • The function of the respiratory system is to oxygenate the blood and remove carbon dioxide.
  2. To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at oxygenate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at oxygenate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at oxygenate

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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