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to deaerate

to deaerate

9.9
Remove air or gas from a liquid
  • verb
  • /diˈɛəreɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desairear
  • Before canning the fruit, it is important to deaerate the syrup to prevent spoilage.

Examples

  • The technician deaerated the solution to ensure accurate measurement.

  • The bitumen froth is then collected and deaerated.

    Academic text (1998)
  • To improve the quality of the sample, we must deaerate the liquid thoroughly.

Synonyms

to purge
vsto deaerate
49 6.3

To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning

is specific to removing air or gas from liquids rather than general cleansing
to evacuate
vsto deaerate
  • Specialized
1 6.9

To remove air or gas from a container to make a vacuum

focuses on removing air from substances, not on creating a container vacuum
to degass
vsto deaerate
  • Specialized
1 7.9

To remove gas from a liquid or solid, often by heating

refers to removing trapped air rather than heating to force gas out
to de-aerate
vsto deaerate
  • Specialized
8.2

To remove air or gas from liquids and foods to stop them going bad

is the same meaning but written without a hyphen
to degas
vsto deaerate
  • Specialized
8.5

To remove gas from a liquid or material

targets removing air from substances, especially liquids

Antonyms

5 4.5

To put air into something, for example soil or liquid

How Gas-Free

to deaerate
  • Specialized
9.9
to degas
  • Specialized
8.5
purge
  • Literature
6 7.1
vent
155 2.7

Surface Forms

deaerate infinitive
deaerated past
deaerated past participle
deaerating present participle
deaerates third person singular

Morphology

deaerate = aerate (transparent) = de + aer + ate

If a learner knows 'aerate', adding 'de-' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'remove air from'.

Etymology

Deaerate comes from de- meaning 'remove' and aerate, which comes from aer meaning 'air', as in aerial. So, to deaerate is to take the air out of a liquid or substance to stop damage or a bad taste.