oxygenate

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oxygenate

  • /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/

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From oxygen or French oxygéner + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

verb oxygenates · oxygenating · oxygenated

  1. transitive To treat or infuse with oxygen. After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.

    Similar: oxygenize

  2. transitive To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.

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verb infuse with oxygen

Españoloxigenar
日本語酸素を送り込む
Portuguêsoxigenar
Françaisoxygéner
Deutschoxygenieren
Italianoossigenare, ossigenarsi
Ελληνικάοξυγονώνω oxygonóno

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@misc{oxygenate_2026,
  title = {oxygenate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oxygenate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}