vent, ventilate, air out, air
(verb) expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; “air the old winter clothes”; “air out the smoke-filled rooms”
ventilate
(verb) furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; “The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space”
vent, ventilate, give vent
(verb) give expression or utterance to; “She vented her anger”; “The graduates gave vent to cheers”
ventilate
(verb) circulate through and freshen; “The gust of air ventilated the room”
ventilate
(verb) expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; “Wheat should be well ventilated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ventilate (third-person singular simple present ventilates, present participle ventilating, simple past and past participle ventilated)
To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
To circulate air through a building, etc.
To provide with a vent.
To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
To expose something to public examination or discussion.
(medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.
(slang) To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.
Source: Wiktionary
Ven"ti*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ventilated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ventilating.] Etym: [L. ventilatus, p. p. of ventilare to toss, brandish in the air, to fan, to winnow, from ventus wind; akin to E. wind. See Wind rushing air.]
1. To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a mine.
2. To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc.; as, to ventilate a mold, or a water-wheel bucket.
3. To change or renew, as the air of a room. Harvey.
4. To winnow; to fan; as, to ventilate wheat.
5. To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion; as, to ventilate questions of policy. Ayliffe.
6. To give vent; to utter; to make public. Macaulay took occasion to ventilate one of those starling, but not very profound, paradoxes. J. C. Shairp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 May 2024
(noun) (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; “the market for software is expected to expand”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
