oxygenate

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ox·y·gen·ate /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt $ ˈɑːk-/ verb [transitive] technical HCto add oxygen to something 充氧于 —oxygenation /ˌɒksɪdʒəˈneɪʃən $ ˌɑːk-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

oxygenate• These plants absorb the carbon dioxide released by the corals and so help to keep the water oxygenated.• In such arteriovenous malformations, much of the oxygenated arterial blood is shunted directly into the veins without ever traversing the capillaries.• When a carcass is trapped underground, oxygenating bacteria can not dissolve away the bones.• After boil-off the hopped wort is cooled and oxygenated enroute to fermenting vessel where the magic ingredient, yeast, is added.• The plaintiff's lobsters died after the failure of a pump to oxygenate the water where they were kept.