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Definition of oxygenate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

oxygenate

verb

NAmE//ˈɑksɪdʒəˌneɪt//

oxygenate something (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they oxygenate

he / she / it oxygenates

past simple oxygenated

-ing form oxygenating

to supply something with oxygen oxygenated blood oxygenating plants (= that supply oxygen to water in a pond, etc.)

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oxygenation

NAmE//ˌɑksɪdʒəˈneɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See oxygenate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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