English Explanatory Dictionary

aerate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To supply with oxygen or air.
  2. To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air.
  3. To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛːɹeɪt/ /ɛːˈɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-aerate.wav

Word forms

aerate aerates aerating aerated

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.

Derived words

aeratable aeration aerator deaerate nonaerating overaerate reaerate
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