oxygenise

oxygenise
verb
1. 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: ↑oxygenize
• Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
• Verb Frames:
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2. dehydrogenate with oxygen
• Syn: ↑oxygenize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑oxygen (for: ↑oxygenize)
• Hypernyms: ↑dehydrogenate
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3. impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
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oxygenate blood

• Syn: ↑oxygenate, ↑oxygenize, ↑aerate
• Derivationally related forms: ↑aeration (for: ↑aerate), ↑oxygen (for: ↑oxygenize), ↑oxygen (for: ↑oxygenate), ↑oxygenation (for: ↑oxygenate)
• Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑treat
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oxˈygenize or oxˈygenise transitive verb
To oxygenate
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Main Entry: ↑oxygen

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  • oxygenise — (Brit.) v. supply with oxygen, oxygenate; oxidize with oxygen (also oxygenize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oxygenise — verb alternative spelling of oxygenize …   Wiktionary

  • oxygenise — /ɒkˈsɪdʒənaɪz/ (say ok sijuhnuyz) verb (t) (oxygenised, oxygenising) → oxygenate. Also, oxygenize …  

  • oxygenises — oxygenise (Brit.) v. supply with oxygen, oxygenate; oxidize with oxygen (also oxygenize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oxygenising — oxygenise (Brit.) v. supply with oxygen, oxygenate; oxidize with oxygen (also oxygenize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oxygenize — oxygenizable, adj. oxygenizer, n. /ok si jeuh nuyz /, v.t., oxygenized, oxygenizing. oxygenate. Also, esp. Brit., oxygenise. [1795 1805; OXYGEN + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • oxygenised — (Brit.) adj. supplied with oxygen; infused with oxygen (also oxygenized) oxygenise (Brit.) v. supply with oxygen, oxygenate; oxidize with oxygen (also oxygenize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oxygenize — (Amer.) v. supply with oxygen, oxygenate; oxidize with oxygen (also oxygenise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oxygenized — (Amer.) adj. supplied with oxygen; infused with oxygen (also oxygenised) oxygenize (Amer.) v. supply with oxygen, oxygenate; oxidize with oxygen (also oxygenise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oxygenizes — oxygenize (Amer.) v. supply with oxygen, oxygenate; oxidize with oxygen (also oxygenise) …   English contemporary dictionary

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