Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb aerate

3 senses of aerate

Sense 1
air out, air, aerate -- (expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers")
       => expose -- (expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine")

Sense 2
activate, aerate -- (aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter)
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 3
oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate -- (impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood")
       => process, treat -- (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill")

Antonyms of adj aerated

2 senses of aerated

Sense 1
aerated -- ((of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification)

INDIRECT (VIA treated) -> untreated -- (not subjected to chemical or physical treatment; "an untreated fabric")

Sense 2
aerated, charged -- (supplied with carbon dioxide)

INDIRECT (VIA effervescent) -> noneffervescent -- (not effervescent)

Similarity of adj aerated

2 senses of aerated

Sense 1
aerated -- ((of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification)
       => treated (vs. untreated) -- (subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent; "the sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer"; "treated timbers resist rot"; "treated fabrics resist wrinkling")

Sense 2
aerated, charged -- (supplied with carbon dioxide)
       => effervescent (vs. noneffervescent) -- ((of a liquid) giving off bubbles)