AERATE Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

aerate

verb

Definition of aerate

as in to augment

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Recent Examples of aerate Prepare the Soil Loosen and aerate your soil to allow roots to spread quickly and access essential nutrients, resulting in stronger, more resilient plants. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026 Their colonies help aerate the soil and improve water filtration and the ants themselves serve as food for other species. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 15 May 2026 This helps to aerate the soil, improving its structure and aiding in healthy plant growth. — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 14 Apr. 2026 The drops and samples aerate into the atmosphere instead of obscuring it. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aerate

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Legally, up to one percent of additives are allowed to be used without being disclosed to augment color and flavor, but nowadays many tequila drinkers are specifically seeking out additive-free expressions.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
The incoming Congress must act to preserve and augment funding for pediatric care.

— Jonathan E. Kohler, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of augment

Verb

Some studies also suggest moving commuting times nearer to dusk in the fall increases the risk of vehicle collisions with deer and other wildlife, which are more active around sunset.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
Advance voting has also increased more than 30% from the same point four years ago in Maine, Michigan, North Carolina and Kansas, states with competitive Senate races.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of increase

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Japan has been accelerating military buildup in southwestern Japan to deter China.

— JIM GOMEZ, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Google just posted two quarters of negative free cash flow for the first time on record as AI spending accelerates while revenue isn’t growing as fast as expected.

— Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of accelerate

Verb

Many also blame Netanyahu for not prioritizing the release of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza and prolonging the war there.

— Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
The Chicago Department of Transportation says its work on the Lake Street Bridge project will need additional time to complete, prolonging Green and Pink Line service disruptions.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of prolong

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Though the specifically Black shows were marginalized, the effect of their music—amplified, of course, through the larger megaphone of jazz recordings—was seminal.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
How Organizational Processes Amplify Polycrisis To appreciate how organizational processes can amplify polycrisis, consider internal communications.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of amplify

Verb

Since Benson and her co-authors met in Oviedo, weather catastrophes have multiplied, oceans have acidified and the amount of carbon in the atmosphere has soared.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Video multiplies that another ten-fold or even a thousand-fold, depending on resolution.

— Xin Guo, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of multiply

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Long-range plans have called for one day to lengthen the Dunes Kankakee Trail 27 miles all the way to Kouts in southern Porter County.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Researchers found that New York state’s season with temperatures suitable for mosquitoes to transmit West Nile virus lengthened by an average of 20 days between 1999 and 2024.

— Kylee Rae Noel, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of lengthen

Verb

That vision informed the trio of products the duo is launching with, which are formulated to elongate the time between wash days, meaning less blowouts and less hot tools, as well as simplifying the number of products used in a routine.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Column dresses were fluid at Alberta Ferretti, with cutouts at Christopher Esber, and elongated takes at Fendi.

— Rachael Akhidenor, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of elongate

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