| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To ventilate, air, wind or weather.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To relieve.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb aerate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (aerate) | 1. Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter.[Wordnet]. 2. Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen.[Wordnet]. 3. Expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers".[Wordnet]. 4. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.[Websters]. 5. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aerate soil; to aerate water.[Websters]. 6. To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.[Websters]. 7. Base verb from the following inflections: aerating, aerated, aerates, aerator, aerators, aeratingly and aeratedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "AERATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AERATING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Combining with carbonic acid.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of aerate. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: AERATING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Aerating root | Biology & Biotechnology | A specialised aerial outgrowth from the submerged roots of certain swamp or estuarine trees(e. g. mangroves and certain palms)containing aerenchyma, which facilitates their respiration. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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