oxygenize

US: (ok′si jə nīz′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ox•y•gen•ize  (ok′si jə nīz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. Chemistry oxygenate.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] ox′y•gen•ise′. 

• oxygen + -ize 1795–1805

ox′y•gen•iz′a•ble, adj. 
ox′y•gen•iz′er, n. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

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 © 2026

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