01 v. t. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.
imp. & p. p.
Aërated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Aërating
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1.
To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.“His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aërated natural fountains.” — Carlyle.
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2.
To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aërate soil; to aërate water.
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3.
To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.(Physiol.)
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4.
cause a change by passing air through (of sewage)
Phrases & compounds
Aërated bread —
bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.
Syn.
activate