oxygenate
verb/ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/
Etymology From oxygen or French oxygéner + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
1
To treat or infuse with oxygen.
- After we oxygenated the river, the fish returned.
- The function of the respiratory system is to oxygenate the blood and remove carbon dioxide.2012, Teresa Hopper, Mosby's Pharmacy Technician: Principles and Practice, 3rd edition, Elsevier Saunders, →ISBN, page 589:
2
Medicine, Sciences To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.