Aerate v. t. (past & past part. aerated; pres. part. aerating)
1.
To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air. "His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aerated natural fountains."
2.
To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aerate soil; to aerate water.
3.
(Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.
4.
Cause a change by passing air through (of sewage)
Synonyms:activate
Aerated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.
