oxygenize

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verb

To oxidize.

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

verboxygenize (third-person singular simple present oxygenizes, present participle oxygenizing, simple past and past participle oxygenized)

present singular third person oxygenizes · participle present oxygenizing · participle past oxygenized · past oxygenized · alternative oxygenise

  1. To oxidize.
  2. To oxygenate.

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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oxygenise
Broader
changealtermodify

verbdehydrogenate with oxygen

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oxygenise
Broader
dehydrogenate

verbimpregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

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oxygenateoxygeniseaerate
Broader
processtreat
Also see
aerateoxygenatetarnish

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. Englishoxygenize

From oxygen + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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