| VERB | perception | aerate, air out, air | expose to fresh air |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | aerate, activate | aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter | |
| change | aerate, oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen |
| Meaning | expose to fresh air. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "aerate your old sneakers" | |
| Synonyms | air out, air | |
| Broader | expose | expose or make accessible to some action or influence |
| Spanish | airear, divulgar, orear, ventilar | |
| Catalan | airejar, divulgar, orejar, ventilar | |
| Nouns | aeration | the process of exposing to air (so as to purify) |
| air | a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing | |
| Meaning | aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | activate | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Catalan | airejar, ventilar | |
| Nouns | aerator | an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage) |
| air | a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing | |
| Meaning | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise | |
| Broader | process, treat | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition |
| Spanish | airear, oxigenar | |
| Catalan | oxigenar | |
| Nouns | aeration | the act of charging a liquid / liquid with a gas making it effervescent |
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