deaerate

D2E1A1E1R1A1T1E1
UK/diːˈeəɹeɪt/

verb

To remove the air or gas from the interstices of something, such as a liquid or solid.

“Near-synonyms: deair, degas”

Similar
deairdegasde-aerate
Opposite
reaerate
OriginEnglish aerate ← Latin aer ← Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) →
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Meanings

verbdeaerate (third-person singular simple present deaerates, present participle deaerating, simple past and past participle deaerated)

present singular third person deaerates · participle present deaerating · participle past deaerated · past deaerated

  1. To remove the air or gas from the interstices of something, such as a liquid or solid.

    Near-synonyms: deair, degas

    Synonyms: deair, degas · Antonyms: reaerate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove the air or gas from the interstices of something, such as a liquid or solid.

Similar
deairdegas
Opposite
reaerate

More synonyms by meaning

verbremove air or gas from

Similar
de-aerate
Broader
get rid ofremovewaste
Also see
degas

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  9. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  10. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  11. Latinaer
  12. Englishaerate
  13. Englishdeaerate

From de- + aerate.

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APA

deaerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaerate

MLA

“deaerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaerate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deaerate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaerate.

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