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1. Expose to fresh air
   "aerate your old sneakers"
   - air out, air
    
2. Aerate (sewage) so as to favour the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
   - activate
    
3. Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
   "aerate blood"
   - oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise [Brit]

Derived forms: aerating, aerates, aerated

See also: aeration, aerator, air

Type of: alter, change, expose, modify, process, treat