Definition of "oxygenate" []

• To treat, combine, or infuse with oxygen. (verb-transitive)

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• "Seth explains that the cheetah uses its tail for balance, that it has an enormous heart and lungs to oxygenate that athletic frame and that it has superb eyesight and excellent hearing."
• "It is an oxygenate and being a simple hydrocarbon is easier to combust cleanly in an engine or fuel cell vehicle than any fossil fuel."
• "Deep breaths of that kind take you out of your immersion in momentary stress, they oxygenate your brain and tissues, and they help to reduce stress hormones."