(of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification
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supplied with carbon dioxide
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Aerate \A"["e]r*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {A["e]rated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {A["e]rating}.] [Cf. F. a['e]rer. See {Air}, v. t.] 1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.
His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from a["e]rated natural fountains. --Carlyle.
2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to a["e]rate soil; to a["e]rate water.
3. (Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.
4. cause a change by passing air through (of sewage)
Syn: activate [WordNet 1.5]
{A["e]rated bread}, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.
aerated \aerated\ adj. 1. treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification; -- of a liquid [WordNet 1.5]
2. (Physiol.) supplied with oxygen by respiration; -- used of tissues or especially blood