To make something airy, to expose to air, or to convert into air or gas.
From Latin aer (air) plus -ify (to make or cause to become). Created as a technical verb in scientific English.
To aerify soil or water is one of the most basic environmental engineering techniques, yet it works because of pure chemistry—oxygen is greedily sought by bacteria and plants.
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