VENTILATE

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

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Etymology

Verb

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

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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

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