|  aerate 
 
 1. expose to fresh air
 - aerate your old sneakers
 • Syn:
 air out, air
 • Derivationally related forms:
 air, aeration
 • Hypernyms:
 expose
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 2. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
 • Syn:
 activate
 • Derivationally related forms:
 air, aerator, activation (for: activate)
 • Hypernyms:
 change, alter, modify
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 - Something ----s something
 3. impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
 - oxygenate blood
 • Syn:
 oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise
 • Derivationally related forms:
 aeration, oxygen (for: oxygenize), oxygen (for: oxygenate), oxygenation (for: oxygenate)
 • Hypernyms:
 process, treat
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 
 
 |  |