oxygenate

oxy·gen·ate
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/ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/

verb

To treat or infuse with oxygen.

“After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.”

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Meanings

verboxygenate (third-person singular simple present oxygenates, present participle oxygenating, simple past and past participle oxygenated)

present singular third person oxygenates · participle present oxygenating · participle past oxygenated · past oxygenated

  1. transitiveTo treat or infuse with oxygen.

    After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.

    1 more example

    The function of the respiratory system is to oxygenate the blood and remove carbon dioxide.

    2012, Teresa Hopper, Mosby's Pharmacy Technician: Principles and Practice, 3rd edition, Elsevier Saunders, →ISBN, page 589

    Synonyms: oxygenize

  2. transitivemedicineTo give (a patient) oxygen therapy.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo treat or infuse with oxygen.

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oxygenize

More synonyms by meaning

verbimpregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

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oxygenizeoxygeniseaerate
Broader
processtreat
Also see
aerateoxygenize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From oxygen or French oxygéner + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Translations

Bulgarian насищам с кислород
  • насищам с кислород (nasištam s kislorod)infuse with oxygen
Catalan oxigenar
  • oxigenarinfuse with oxygen
French oxygéner
  • oxygénerinfuse with oxygen
German oxygenieren
  • oxygeniereninfuse with oxygen
Greek οξυγονώνω
  • οξυγονώνω (oxygonóno)infuse with oxygen
Irish ocsaiginigh
  • ocsaiginighinfuse with oxygen
Italian ossigenare, ossigenarsi
  • ossigenareinfuse with oxygen
  • ossigenarsiinfuse with oxygen
Japanese 酸素を送り込む
  • 酸素を送り込むinfuse with oxygen
Portuguese oxigenar
  • oxigenarinfuse with oxygen
Spanish oxigenar
  • oxigenarinfuse with oxygen
Swedish syresätta
  • syresättainfuse with oxygen
Welsh ocsigenu, ocsigeneiddio
  • ocsigenuinfuse with oxygen
  • ocsigeneiddioinfuse with oxygen
Cite this entry
APA

oxygenate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxygenate

MLA

“oxygenate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxygenate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxygenate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxygenate.

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