Definition of "aerate" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive) To supply with oxygen or air.

   • Blood is aerated in the lungs.

2. (ambitransitive) To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air.

   • Carbon dioxide aerated the drink and made it fizzy.

3. (transitive) To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material.

   • The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.