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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To prepare for this week’s storms, the Los Angeles Fire Department has augmented resources to help with swift-water rescues and mud and debris flows, with a specific focus on burn scar areas, according to a news release from Mayor Karen Bass.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Trump’s flexible realism also entails recognizing the need to form bespoke coalitions of the willing to augment the United Nations and other large multilateral institutions.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of augment

Verb

To increase supply, the International Energy Agency agreed on Thursday to release more than 20 million barrels of fuel to the market.

— Arathy Somasekhar Reuters, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Preparing multiple missions Manufacturing more rocket hardware will not increase launch frequency unless teams can prepare several missions simultaneously.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of increase

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Every clinical breakthrough has cost implications, accelerates the pace of change and widens the gap between what is scientifically possible and what is practical for clinicians delivering care.

— Brad Kreick, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Its performance accelerated the slide of the ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, which lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since the end of apartheid and was forced to form a coalition government.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of accelerate

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Ukraine's leader warned that easing sanctions without a commitment from Russia to de-escalate the war will only prolong it.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
This is how most consumers first engage with collections, and re-sees create a second — and more intimate — moment for the pieces online, enabling brands to prolong the momentum, says Melbourne.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of prolong

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They're aided by Sony's S-Master HX digital amp tech which amplifies the signal from your audio source without any transmission loss, optimizes for quantization noise for clear sound.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
Furthermore, subsea signals traveling 7,000 kilometers require about 100 repeaters to amplify digital data across the ocean bed.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of amplify

Verb

As multiple agents collaborate on complex tasks, errors travel downstream and multiply across systems.

— Osman Koc, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Sawie has worked with OCA to provide technical support for seed selection, testing, monitoring and quality assurance to help establish a reliable supply of organic cotton seed that can be multiplied and made widely available to farmers.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of multiply

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Column dresses were fluid at Alberta Ferretti, with cutouts at Christopher Esber, and elongated takes at Fendi.

— Rachael Akhidenor, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Starting with a scene that feels real and looks real lets McKeown get away with what is otherwise a silly creature feature, elongated but never past the point of enjoyment.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

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