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# oxygenate

verb (oxygenate, oxygenates, oxygenated, oxygenating)

«oxygenate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To add oxygen to something, such as water or blood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxygenate/#m1)
2. (oxygenated, adjective) Containing oxygen: "oxygenated blood". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxygenate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, the lungs oxygenate the blood; oxygenated blood (bright red) goes from the heart to the body. Pond plants and air pumps oxygenate water for fish. Waterfalls and waves also oxygenate rivers. Phrases: oxygenate the blood, oxygenated water.

### Examples

- The lungs oxygenate the blood with every breath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxygenate/#x1)
- Pond weed helps to oxygenate the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxygenate/#x2)
- A pump oxygenates the water in our class fish tank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxygenate/#x3)
- Oxygenated blood flows from the heart to the muscles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxygenate/#x4)
- Waterfalls oxygenate the river as the water splashes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxygenate/#x5)
- Exercise makes your heart pump oxygenated blood faster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxygenate/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb. Oxygen + -ate. Opposite: deoxygenated (blood that has given up its oxygen and returns to the heart). Myth: blood inside you is never blue; it is darker red when it has less oxygen.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oxygenate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxygenate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oxygenate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oxygenate.html) on Mova free.