Crossword clues for aerating
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aerate \A"["e]r*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. A["e]rated; p. pr. & vb. n. A["e]rating.] [Cf. F. a['e]rer. See Air, v. t.]
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To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.
His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from a["e]rated natural fountains.
--Carlyle. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to a["e]rate soil; to a["e]rate water.
(Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.
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cause a change by passing air through (of sewage)
Syn: activate
A["e]rated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of aerate English)
Usage examples of "aerating".
The flow from tens of millions of toilets coursed through settling and aerating paddies the size of large farms.
So the sheriff stopped and shot twice more, aerating the dump but not the bird.
To keep the moat water from freezing, Sukie had ordered the installation of aerating pumps.