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aerated

aerated

4.6
A liquid with air bubbles that help clean it
  • adjective
  • /ˈɛəreɪtɪd/
translation icon : aerado
  • The fish thrive in well-aerated water, which helps to keep the environment healthy.

You're keeping it well aerated, but you're not adding the most important part.

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Examples

  • You're keeping it well aerated, but you're not adding the most important part.

  • That's why all of this is so aerated, as it were, the better for me, the operator.

  • After aerating the soil, the plants grew much faster and healthier.

  • This drink is made from aerated water, giving it a refreshing fizz.

Compounds

7.7

A light concrete block made with steam that is strong, keeps buildings warm, and resists fire and mold

A light building material made by trapping air bubbles in a mix of cement and small stones

How Aerated

saturated
2 3.4
aerated
4.6
stagnant
46 4.8

Surface Forms

aerated positive

Morphology

aerated = aerate (transparent) = aerate + ed

A regular past-participial/adjectival formation from 'aerate' meaning 'treated by passing air through', which is a direct semantic extension of the verb.

Etymology

Aerated comes from the root aer- meaning 'air', just like the common word air. It originally meant letting air or bubbles pass through a liquid to clean or improve it, so an aerated water has had air added to make it better or safer.