oxygenate

Word parts

oxygen + -ate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/

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• Hyphenation: oxy‧gen‧ate

Verb

Plain form oxygenate

Third-person singular oxygenates

Past tense oxygenated

Past participle oxygenated

Present participle oxygenating

1. (transitive) If you oxygenate something, you treat or supply it with oxygen

   After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.

2. (transitive) (medicine) If you oxygenate a patient, you give them oxygen therapy.