Verb
- 1. air out, air, aerate, expose
- usage: expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers"
- 2. activate, aerate, change, alter, modify
- usage: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
- 3. oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate, process, treat
- usage: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
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