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DEFINITIONS OF:
aerate
1
v
expose to fresh air
“
aerate
your old sneakers”
Synonyms:
air
,
air out
Type of:
expose
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
v
impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
Synonyms:
oxygenate
,
oxygenise
,
oxygenize
Type of:
process
,
treat
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
v
aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
Synonyms:
activate
Type of:
alter
,
change
,
modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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