oxygenate

UK: /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/ US: /ˈɑksɪdʒəˌneɪt/ ,(ok′si jə nāt′)

Inflections of 'oxygenate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

oxygenates

v 3rd person singular

oxygenating

v pres p

oxygenated

v past

oxygenated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ox•y•gen•ate /ˈɑksɪdʒəˌneɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. Chemistry to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen:
   to oxygenate blood.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ox•y•gen•ate  (ok′si jə nāt′), v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. Chemistry to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen:
   to oxygenate the blood.

• oxygen + -ate¹ 1780–90

ox′y•gen•a′tion, n. 
ox′y•gen•a′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

oxygenate / ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt/, oxygenize, oxygenise / ˈɒksɪdʒɪˌnaɪz/ verb

1. to enrich or be enriched with oxygen: to oxygenate blood

ˌoxygenˈation noun

ˈoxygeˌnizer, ˈoxygeˌniser noun