aerate

ˈɛreɪt

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Conjugation

Definition of aerate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

ventilation

Rare

put air or oxygen into something, often for cleaning

Rare

They aerate the water to keep fish healthy.

air

oxygenate

ventilate

bubbling

TECH.

bubble a liquid with a gas

TECH.

They aerate the water to keep the fish healthy.

carbonate

gasify

sparge

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Origin of aerate

Latin, aer (air) + -ate (to make)

Terms with aerate included in their meaning

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red worm

gardening

earthworm that helps aerate soil

lift

baking

aerate or cause to rise, as in dough

nightcrawler

soil

earthworm that helps aerate soil

angleworm

nature

worm that helps aerate soil

fishworm

biology

earthworm that helps aerate soil and is used as bait

Examples of aerate in a sentence

Please aerate the compost pile to speed decomposition.
To improve taste, they aerate the wine before serving.
The process to aerate the juice enhances its flavor.

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French:aérer, carbonater, ...
German:belüften, sprudeln, ...
Italian:aerare, ...
Spanish:airear, ...
Portuguese:aerar, arejar, ...
Chinese:充气, ...
Japanese:空気を入れる, 泡立てる, ...
Arabic:هَوَّى, هَوَّى, ...
Hebrew:לְאַוְרֵר, לְהַבְעִיעַ, ...
Russian:аэрировать, насыщать, ...
Ukrainian:аерувати, газувати, ...
Hindi:वायु संचार करना, एरेट करना, ...
Bengali:বায়ু প্রবেশ করানো, বুদবুদ করা, ...
Catalan:airejar, aerar, ...
Czech:provzdušnit, provzdušňovat, ...
Danish:iltes, ilte, ...
Dutch:doorluchten, beluchten, ...
Greek:αερίζω, φουσκώνω, ...
Hungarian:levegőztetni, gázosítani, ...
Khmer:បញ្ចូលខ្យល់, បញ្ចូលឧស្ម័នទៅក្នុងរាវ, ...
Korean:공기를 넣다, 공기를 주입하다, ...
Persian:هوادهی کردن, حباب‌دار کرد, ...
Polish:napowietrzać, nasycać gazem, ...
Portuguese (BR):arejar, aerar, ...
Romanian:a aerisi, a aera, ...
Swedish:lufta, aerera, ...
Thai:เติมอากาศ, ทำให้มีฟอง, ...
Turkish:havalandırmak, kabarcıklandırmak, ...
Vietnamese:sục khí, làm sủi bọt, ...

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