Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Oxygenize \Ox"y*gen*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oxygenized}; p
pr. & vb. n. {Oxygenizing}.] (Chem.)
To oxidize.
Source : WordNet®
oxygenize
v 1: change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the
electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from
a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more
electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) [syn: {oxygenise}]
2: dehydrogenate with oxygen [syn: {oxygenise}]
3: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate
blood" [syn: {oxygenate}, {oxygenise}, {aerate}]