Meanings
oxidate1
verboxidate (third-person singular simple present oxidates, present participle oxidating, simple past and past participle oxidated)
present singular third person oxidates · participle present oxidating · participle past oxidated · past oxidated
- datedchemistryTo oxidize.
oxidate2
Synonyms & antonyms
verbenter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
oxidate · verb
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinacidu
- Frenchacide
- Frenchoxide
- Englishoxide
- Englishoxidate
From oxide + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →oxidate · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinacidu
- Frenchacide
- Frenchoxide
- Englishoxide
- Englishoxidate
Cite this entry
APA
oxidate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidate
MLA
“oxidate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxidate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidate.
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