oxygenate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
    oxygenise; aerate; oxygenize.
    • oxygenate blood

WordNet

Ox"y*gen*ate transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. oxygéner.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Oxygenated ; present participle & verbal noun Oxygenating
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).

Webster 1913