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Aerate

verb
(past & past part. aerated; pres. part. aerating)
1.
Expose to fresh air.  Synonyms: air, air out.
2.
Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter.  Synonym: activate.
3.
Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen.  Synonyms: oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize.



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"Aerate" Quotes from Famous Books



... and continues up to about midsummer. If cultivation is to stimulate growth as much as possible, it should be done during this period. The first object of cultivation in the early spring is to loosen up, aerate, and dry out the soil, which is usually too wet at that time. As cultivation is continued the soil will become fined and firmed again by the time drier weather comes on. A fairly deep digging and lump crushing tool is the best implement to use up to this time, and a disk ...
— Apple Growing • M. C. Burritt

... way of producing air pressure sufficient to aerate water is by the use of a siphon as shown in Fig. 1. The siphon is made of glass tubes, the longer pieces being bent on one end as shown. The air receiver and regulating device are attached to the top end of the lower tube, as shown in Fig. ...
— The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 - 700 Things For Boys To Do • Popular Mechanics



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