[syn: oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oxygenize \Ox"y*gen*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxygenized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Oxygenizing.] (Chem.)
To oxidize.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
oxygenize
v 1: 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) [syn:
oxygenize, oxygenise]
2: dehydrogenate with oxygen [syn: oxygenize, oxygenise]
3: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
[syn: oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate]