'oxygenize' definitions:

Change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) [syn: oxygenize, oxygenise]

Dehydrogenate with oxygen [syn: oxygenize, oxygenise]

Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" [syn: oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate]