v.
Pronunciation: ' er- ˌ ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: aer · at · ed ; aer · at · ing
Date: 1789
1 : to supply or impregnate (as the soil or a liquid) with air
2 : to supply (the blood) with oxygen by respiration
3 a British : CARBONATE 2 b : to make light or sparkling
– aer · a · tion \ ˌ a(- ə )r- ' ā -sh ə n, ˌ e(- ə )r- \ noun