oxygenise

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A form of oxygenize — To oxidize.

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oxygenizeoxygenateaerate
OriginEnglish oxygen ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) →
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Meanings

verboxygenise (third-person singular simple present oxygenises, present participle oxygenising, simple past and past participle oxygenised)

present singular third person oxygenises · participle present oxygenising · participle past oxygenised · past oxygenised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of oxygenize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbchange (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)

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oxygenize
Broader
changealtermodify

verbdehydrogenate with oxygen

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oxygenize
Broader
dehydrogenate

verbimpregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

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oxygenateoxygenizeaerate
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processtreat
Also see
aerateoxygenateoxygenize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. Frenchoxygène
  8. Englishoxygen
  9. Englishoxygenise

From oxygen + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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