aerate
verb/ˈeəreɪt/
/ˈereɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they aerate | /ˈeəreɪt/ /ˈereɪt/ |
| he / she / it aerates | /ˈeəreɪts/ /ˈereɪts/ |
| past simple aerated | /ˈeəreɪtɪd/ /ˈereɪtɪd/ |
| past participle aerated | /ˈeəreɪtɪd/ /ˈereɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form aerating | /ˈeəreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈereɪtɪŋ/ |
- aerate something to make it possible for air to become mixed with soil, water, etc.
- Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil.
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- aerate something to add a gas, especially carbon dioxide, to a liquid under pressure
- aerated water
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin aer ‘air’ + -ate, influenced by French aérer.
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