oxygenate
verb /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/
/ˈɑːksɪdʒəneɪt/
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they oxygenate | /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/ /ˈɑːksɪdʒəneɪt/ |
| he / she / it oxygenates | /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪts/ /ˈɑːksɪdʒəneɪts/ |
| past simple oxygenated | /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪtɪd/ /ˈɑːksɪdʒəneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle oxygenated | /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪtɪd/ /ˈɑːksɪdʒəneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form oxygenating | /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɑːksɪdʒəneɪtɪŋ/ |
- oxygenate something to supply something with oxygen
- oxygenated blood
- oxygenating plants (= that supply oxygen to water in a pond, etc.)
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French oxygéner ‘supply with oxygen’ + -ate.