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1. Change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)
   - oxygenise [Brit]
    
2. Dehydrogenate with oxygen
   - oxygenise [Brit]
    
3. Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
   "oxygenize blood"
   - oxygenate, oxygenise [Brit], aerate

Derived forms: oxygenizing, oxygenized, oxygenizes

See also: oxygen

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