aerate
/ˈɛːreɪt
/verb [with object]
Introduce air into (a material): aerate the lawn using a garden fork...
- This patient, a young woman, had obtained her nitrous oxide from cartridges of nitrous oxide used to aerate cream.
- We've put pumps in to aerate the water and feed back oxygen into the dam for the fish to survive.
- He must be aerating the soil, the blessed man.
Derivatives
aeration
/ noun ...- This process requires soil aeration and a neutral or alkaline soil environment.
- Ethylene or propylene gas mixtures were renewed every day after aeration of the jars.
- It should be porous for root aeration and drainage, but also able to retain water and nutrients.
aerator
/ noun ...- Mechanical aerators are used in aerated lagoons to ensure constant mixing of the manure.
- The innovative aerators offer golf course superintendents a better solution to their lake aeration needs.
- If both hot and cold water are affected, probably the aerator is congested with rust and corrosion.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Latin aer 'air' + -ate3, influenced by French aérer.