| Main Entry: | aerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give air |
Synonyms: |
aerify, charge, freshen, inflate, oxygenate, ventilate |
| Main Entry: | air |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put into the atmosphere; freshen |
Synonyms: |
aerate, aerify, air-condition, circulate, cool, eject, expel, expose, fan, open, oxygenate, purify, refresh, ventilate |
Antonyms: |
close up, hide |
| Main Entry: | deodorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | freshen |
Synonyms: |
aerate, air, depollute, disinfect, fumigate, neutralize, purify, sanitize, sterilize, sweeten, ventilate |
| Main Entry: | fan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blow on |
Synonyms: |
aerate, air-condition, air-cool, cool, refresh, ruffle, spread, ventilate, wind, winnow |
| Main Entry: | foam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become bubbly |
Synonyms: |
aerate, boil, burble, effervesce, ferment, fizz, froth, gurgle, hiss, lather, seethe, simmer, sparkle |
Antonyms: |
become flat |
| Main Entry: | inflate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blow up, increase |
Synonyms: |
aerate, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, beef up, bloat, boost, build up, cram, dilate, distend, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, exalt, expand, flesh out, magnify, maximize, overestimate, pad, puff up, pump up, pyramid, raise, spread, stretch, surcharge, swell up, widen |
Antonyms: |
compress, contract, deflate, let air out, shrink |
| Main Entry: | knead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix by pressing |
Synonyms: |
aerate, alter, blend, form, manipulate, massage, mold, ply, press, push, rub, shape, squeeze, stroke, twist, work |
| Notes: | knead means to make into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands or manually manipulate someone's body usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; a need (noun) is something required or wanted - need (verb) means to require or have a need of |
| Main Entry: | purify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | free; make clean |
Synonyms: |
absolve, aerate, aerify, atone, chasten, clarify, clean, cleanse, clear, decontaminate, deodorize, depurate, deterge, disinfect, edulcorate, elutriate, exculpate, exonerate, expiate, filter, fumigate, lustrate, oxygenate, purge, rarify, redeem, refine, remit, sanctify, sanitize, shrive, sublimate, wash |
Antonyms: |
adulterate, corrupt, dirty, pollute |
| Main Entry: | oxygenate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add oxygen |
Synonyms: |
aerate, oxygenize |
| Main Entry: | vaporize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evaporate |
Synonyms: |
aerate, boil, condense, dissipate |