AËRATE

A″ër‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aërated (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Aërating (�).] [[Cf. F. aérer. See Air, v. t.]] 1. 1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.
His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aërated natural fountains. Carlyle. 2. 2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aërate soil; to aërate water.
3. 3. (Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.
Aërated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.