AERATE Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

aerate

verb

Definition of aerate

as in to augment

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Recent Examples of aerate 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 Perlite helps aerate the soil and improve drainage, so your herb garden stays healthy. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aerate

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Verb

Benioff is arguing that companies will increasingly embrace agentic AI systems that augment their human employees.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
The creatorAPI platform, which launched Tuesday, points to a social-media future in which content created or augmented with AI is increasingly common.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of augment

Verb

The political costs will be calculated in November’s midterm congressional elections, with Republicans facing increasing headwinds from the war’s unpopularity.

— Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
For a house assessed at the county average of $270,000 last year, this year’s county tax bill would increase $58 to $2,165, according to a Miami Herald calculation based on a home that pays county taxes for municipal, fire and library services.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of increase

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For other digital-asset businesses, however, the failure prolongs uncertainty.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
During that period, players, starting with then-Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, have brought lawsuits seeking to prolong or revive their college careers in hopes of earning NIL deals and revenue-share money as authorized by the House settlement.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of prolong

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The campaign’s release will pave the way for a series of cultural activations to be staged globally starting this month and aimed at amplifying the message and promoting the new image of the brand.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Advertising should amplify a working system rather than compensate for a broken one.

— Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of amplify

Verb

Of course, a yeast that can survive on Mars is … well, a yeast that can survive on Mars, which could actually risk contaminating the planet with hardy and fast-multiplying Earth microbes.

— Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
And as companies become more global, those interfaces multiply.

— Magda Paslaru, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of multiply

Verb

Their sleek silhouette and tapered toe boxes won’t overwhelm outfits, and instead, have a leg-lengthening effect when paired with skinny jeans (in true millennial fashion) or straight-leg pants.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
As the researchers lengthened the fall, this phase increased—a behavior in line with the theory.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of lengthen

Verb

With plum liner elongating her eyes and a matte rose-taupe hue dressing her lips, the glam also relied on clean, glowy skin.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
That way the top of the boots hides beneath the hem and peeks out just enough to elongate your legs.

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of elongate

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