aerating

Verb

aerate (third-person singular simple present aerates, present participle aerating, simple past and past participle aerated)

1. (transitive) To supply with oxygen or air.
   • Blood is aerated in the lungs.
2. (ambitransitive) To bubble or sparge with a gas, especially oxygen or air.
   • Carbon dioxide aerated the drink and made it fizzy.
3. (transitive) To incorporate a gas, especially oxygen or air, into a solid or semisolid material.
   • The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.