aerate

verb
🔊/ˈeəreɪt/
🔊/ˈereɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they aerate
🔊/ˈeəreɪt/
🔊/ˈereɪt/
he / she / it aerates
🔊/ˈeəreɪts/
🔊/ˈereɪts/
past simple aerated
🔊/ˈeəreɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈereɪtɪd/
past participle aerated
🔊/ˈeəreɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈereɪtɪd/
-ing form aerating
🔊/ˈeəreɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈereɪtɪŋ/
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  1. aerate something to make it possible for air to become mixed with soil, water, etc.使(土壤、水等)透气
    • Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil.蚯蚓干着使土壤透气的重要工作。🔊🔊
  2. aerate something to add a gas, especially carbon dioxide, to a liquid under pressure充二氧化碳于,充气于(液体)
    • aerated water汽水
  3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin aer ‘air’ + -ate, influenced by French aérer.