a["e]rating
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Aerate \A"["e]r*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. A["e]rated; p. pr. & vb. n. A["e]rating.] [Cf. F. a['e]rer. See Air, v. t.]
1.To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air. [1913 Webster]
His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from a["e]rated natural fountains.— Carlyle.[1913 Webster]
2.To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to a["e]rate soil; to a["e]rate water. [1913 Webster]
3.(Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize. [1913 Webster]
4.cause a change by passing air through (of sewage)
Syn: activate [WordNet 1.5]
A["e]rated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation. [1913 Webster]