Ŏx'id-āte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. OXIDATED; p. pr. & vb. n. OXIDATING.] [Fr. oxider, oxyder, Sp. oxidar, It. ossidare. See OXIDE.] (Chem.) To convert into an oxide, as metals and other substances, by combination with oxygen.

☞ It differs from acidify, to make acid, or to convert into an acid, as in oxidation the oxygen that enters into combination is not sufficient to form an acid.