verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of oxygenize. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen wordnet
3. 3
   dehydrogenate with oxygen wordnet
4. 4
   change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aerateoxygenateoxygenateoxygenizeoxygenize

Etymology

From oxygen + -ise.

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