oxygenate
English
editEtymology
editFrom oxygen or French oxygéner + -ate.[1][2]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: oxy‧gen‧ate
Verb
editoxygenate (third-person singular simple present oxygenates, present participle oxygenating, simple past and past participle oxygenated)
- (transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen.
- Synonym: oxygenize (uncommon)
- After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.
- (transitive, medicine) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editinfuse with oxygen
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References
edit- ^ “oxygenate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “oxygenate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.