| oxygenate | (v) impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen, Syn. oxygenize, aerate, oxygenise, Example: oxygenate blood |
| oxygenize | (v) 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. oxygenise |
| oxygenize | (v) dehydrogenate with oxygen, Syn. oxygenise |