Meanings
verbaerate (third-person singular simple present aerates, present participle aerating, simple past and past participle aerated)
present singular third person aerates · participle present aerating · participle past aerated · past aerated
- transitiveTo incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material.
The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbaerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
- Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
- Latinaer
- Englishaerate
From Latin aer (“air”) + English -ate. Compare French aérer.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic يُهَوِّي
- يُهَوِّي (yuhawwī)to supply with oxygen or air
Bulgarian газирам, снабдявам с кислород
- газирам (gaziram)to supply with oxygen or air
- снабдявам с кислород (snabdjavam s kislorod)to supply with oxygen or air
Czech provzdušnit
- provzdušnitto supply with oxygen or air
Finnish ilmastaa
- ilmastaato supply with oxygen or air
French aérer
- aérerto supply with oxygen or air
German belüften
- belüftento supply with oxygen or air
Irish aeraigh
- aeraighto supply with oxygen or air
Māori kuhu haurehu
- kuhu haurehuto supply with oxygen or air
Polish napowietrzać, napowietrzyć
- napowietrzaćto supply with oxygen or air
- napowietrzyćto supply with oxygen or air
Portuguese aerar
- aerarto supply with oxygen or air
Spanish airear, gasear
- airearto supply with oxygen or air
- gasearto supply with oxygen or air
- aerarto supply with oxygen or air
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with aerate
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
aerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerate
MLA
“aerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerate.
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