As a verb aerate
is to supply oxygen or air.
As a noun cerate is
(medicine|archaic) an unctuous preparation for external application — mainly wax (or resin or spermaceti) mixed with oil, lard, and various medicinal ingredients — of a consistency between ointment and plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.
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aerate English
Verb
(en-verb)
To supply oxygen or air.
Derived terms
* aeration
* aerator
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cerate English
Noun
(medicine, archaic) An unctuous preparation for external application — mainly wax (or resin or spermaceti) mixed with oil, lard, and various medicinal ingredients — of a consistency between ointment and plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.
( Webster 1913)
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