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aerate
 
Verb aerate has 3 senses
  1. air out, air, aerate - expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers"
    --1 is one way to expose
    Derived forms: noun air1, noun aeration1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. activate, aerate - aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
    --2 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived forms: noun air1, noun aerator1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate - impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
    --3 is one way to process, treat
    Derived form: noun aeration2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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