Oxygenating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oxygenate \Ox"y*gen*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oxygenated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Oxygenating}.] [Cf. F. oxyg['e]ner.] (Chem.)
     To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with
     oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).
     [1913 Webster]