oxygenate
verb
ox·y·gen·ate
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oxygenated;
oxygenating
Definition of oxygenate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to impregnate, combine, or supply (something, such as blood) with oxygen
oxygenate
nounDefinition of oxygenate (Entry 2 of 2)
: an oxygen-containing substance (such as ethanol) used especially in gasoline to promote more complete combustion
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Other Words from oxygenate
Verb
oxygenation
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Examples of oxygenate in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Hyper-decanting—which generally refers to the practice of oxygenating wine in a blender—takes this practice to the extreme. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Succession's Connor Roy Recommends "Hyper-Decanting" Wine. Is That a Real Thing?," 26 Aug. 2019 Within days, Alexander Mitchell had gone from being a 20-year-old hiking enthusiast to being kept alive by two machines forcing air into and out of his lungs and oxygenating his blood outside of his body. — Anchorage Daily News, "He went from hiking enthusiast to ‘on death’s door’ within days. Doctors blamed vaping.," 24 Aug. 2019 At the same time, an amount of perfusate equivalent to a bottle of wine is brought to body temperature in the machine’s reservoir and oxygenated — as with real blood, oxygenation turns the perfusate a darker, scarlet red. — Matthew Shaer, New York Times, "Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong?," 2 July 2019 For a quick reboot, indulge in a hot-stone massage or oxygenating facial. — Taylore Glynn, Marie Claire, "Your Beauty Guide to Mexico City," 28 May 2019 The lungs get clogged with white blood cells, fluid and debris and can no longer efficiently oxygenate the red blood cells, hence the cyanotic, blue-tinged skin so commonly observed in moribund young people during the Great War and its aftermath. — William F. Bynum, WSJ, "‘Pandemic 1918’ and ‘Influenza’ Review: Fire, Ice or Virus?," 4 Jan. 2019 Both oxygenated bleaches and enzymatic cleaners are all-purpose stain treatments that are aces on blood. — Jolie Kerr, Teen Vogue, "How To Get Period Stains Out: 10 Ways to Remove Blood from Fabric," 17 July 2018 Another way to boost the heat is to oxygenate the fire. — Steven Raichlen, New York Times, "Grilling Turns Back to an Ancient Fuel: Wood," 29 June 2018 Luther Lowe: Senator, yesterday Brad Smith, the President of Microsoft, suggested that the U.S. vs. Microsoft case led to Microsoft kind of missing a moment and oxygenated the markets, allowed for new entrance to come about. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full video and transcript: U.S. Senator Mark Warner at Code 2018," 30 May 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Drink a shot of chlorophyll every morning to brighten, oxygenate, and hydrate your skin. — Candace Bryan, Good Housekeeping, "15 Things Women With Perfect Skin Do Every Day," 4 Sep. 2015 The original premise for using an oxygenate in our gasoline was to improve air quality. — star-telegram, "Gasoline: Pump Us Up?," 28 Apr. 2018 That was the red line crossed that took MTBE out of our gasoline and moved the nation over to ethanol as our fuel oxygenate. — star-telegram, "A Town, Without Pity," 20 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oxygenate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for oxygenate
oxygenate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of oxygenate
technical
: to add oxygen to (something)
See the full definition for oxygenate in the English Language Learners Dictionary
oxygenate
transitive verb
ox·y·gen·ate
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oxygenated;
oxygenating
Medical Definition of oxygenate
: to impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
oxygenated blood better to oxygenate the patient first — Anesthesia Digest
Other Words from oxygenate
oxygenation
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