oxygenize Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb 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.
   
2. verb dehydrogenate with oxygen
   oxygenise.
   
3. verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
   oxygenate; oxygenise; aerate.
   
   • oxygenate blood

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