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oxygenate
verb
[ ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt ]
• supply, treat, charge, or enrich with oxygen.
• "the lungs oxygenate the blood before it returns to the heart"
Origin:
late 18th century: from French oxygéner ‘supply with oxygen’ + -ate3.