Ā′er-āte, v. t.
v.t. [imp. & p. p. AERATED; p. pr. & vb. n. AERATING.] [See AIR.]
Sense 1. To combine with carbonic acid, formerly called fixed air. [Rare.]
His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aerated natural fountains. Carlyle.
Sense 2. To supply with common air; as, to aërate water that has lost its air by boiling. Carpenter.
Sense 3. (Zoöl.) To subject to the influence of the air by the natural action of the organs of respiration; to arterialize;—especially used of animals not having lungs. Dana.