| VERB | change | oxygenize, oxygenise | change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part |
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| change | oxygenize, oxygenise | dehydrogenate with oxygen | |
| change | oxygenize, oxygenate, oxygenise, aerate | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen |
| Meaning | 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) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | oxygenise | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Catalan | oxigenar | |
| Meaning | dehydrogenate with oxygen. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | oxygenise | |
| Broader | dehydrogenate | Remove hydrogen from |
| Spanish | oxigenar | |
| Nouns | oxygen | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas |
| Meaning | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | oxygenate, oxygenise, aerate | |
| 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 | oxygen | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas |
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