verb
Meaning 1
To oxidize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
oxygenize
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verb
Meaning 2
To oxygenate.
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verb
Meaning 3
impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- oxygenate blood
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oxygenate, oxygenise, aerate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: process, treat
verb
Meaning 4
dehydrogenate with oxygen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: oxygenise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dehydrogenate
verb
Meaning 5
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oxygenise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English oxygenize From oxygen + -ize.