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aerate

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Synonyms & Antonyms of aerate

as in lengthen, dilate

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for aerate

accelerate,
add (to),
aggrandize,
amplify,
augment,
boost,
build up,
compound,
enlarge,
escalate,
expand,
extend,
hype,
increase,
multiply,
pump up,
raise,
stoke,
supersize,
swell,
up

draw out,
elongate,
flesh (out),
lengthen,
prolong,
protract,
stretch

develop,
enhance,
heighten,
intensify,
magnify

blow up,
dilate,
distend,
inflate

hike,
jack (up),
lift,
raise,
up

boom,
jump,
skyrocket,
spike

beef (up),
reinforce
(also reenforce),
strengthen

complement,
supplement

bump (up),
ratchet (up)
(also rachet (up))

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for aerate

compress,
condense,
constrict,
contract

abate,
decrease,
de-escalate,
diminish,
downsize,
dwindle,
lessen,
lower,
minify,
reduce,
subtract (from)

abbreviate,
abridge,
curtail,
shorten

cut back,
retrench

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“Aerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.

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The first known use of aerate was in 1789

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