Oxidize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To combine with oxygen; make into an oxide.
  • v. To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
  • v. To coat with oxide.
  • verb-intransitive. To become oxidized.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide.
  • v. To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
  • v. To coat something with an oxide.
  • v. To become oxidized.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to.
  • v. To remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen.
  • v. To subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an -ous compound to an -ic compound.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cause to combine with oxygen; effect oxidation of.
  • To take up oxygen; combine with oxygen.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
  • v. add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
  • Verb Form
    oxidized    oxidizes    oxidizing   
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    Form
    oxidized    oxidizing   
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    Words with the same meaning
    oxidate    oxygenate    oxygenize   
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