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oxygenate

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ox·y·gen·ate  (ks-j-nt) also ox·y·gen·ize (-j-nz)
tr.v. ox·y·gen·at·ed also ox·y·gen·ized, ox·y·gen·at·ing also ox·y·gen·iz·ing, ox·y·gen·ates also ox·y·gen·iz·es
To treat, combine, or infuse with oxygen.
oxy·gen·ation n.
oxy·gen·ator n.
oxygenate
Verb
[-ating, -ated] to add oxygen to: to oxygenate blood
oxygenate  (ks-j-nt)
To combine or mix with oxygen, as in a physical, chemical, or biological system. Blood is oxygenated in the lungs.
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Verb1.oxygenate - impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
aerate, oxygenise, oxygenize
process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
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