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ven·ti·late
I. \ˈventəlˌāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Late Latin ventilatus, past participle of ventilare to ventilate, from Latin, to toss, brandish in the air, winnow, fan, from ventulus slight wind, breeze, from ventus wind + -ulus — more at wind
transitive verb
1.
a. : to open for consideration and discussion : examine, discuss, or investigate freely, fully, and usually publicly
< ventilating family quarrels before strangers >
b. : to make public or known to others : give expression to : utter
< continued to ventilate his complaints >
2.
a. archaic : to free (as grain) from chaff by fanning or winnowing
b. obsolete : to enliven (as a fire) by or as if by blowing or fanning
c. archaic : to cause (air) to move as by fanning or blowing
3. : to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air (as for cooling, purifying, or refreshing): as
a. : to expose (blood) to air (as in a lung or gill) to permit uptake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide : oxygenate, aerate
b. : to expose (as grain or hay) to a current of air usually to dry or cure
4.
a. of a current of air : to pass or circulate through so as to freshen and to dissipate vitiated or contaminated air
b. : to cause fresh air to circulate through and vitiated or contaminated air to be simultaneously withdrawn from (as a room or mine)
< powerful blowers ventilate the long passages >
5.
a. : to plan the ventilation of or provide with vents or other openings through which air or other gas may pass or circulate
< an attic ventilated with louvers under the eaves >
< diagrams showing how to ventilate a founder's mold >
b. : to induce ventilation of by manipulation of facilities provided
< threw open the windows and ventilated the long-closed house >
c. : to make (as a wig) by knotting individual hairs to a lace net foundation
d. : to provide an opening in (a burning structure) to permit escape of smoke and heat
intransitive verb
: to undergo ventilation : become ventilated
< surfacing at night to recharge her batteries and ventilate — J.P.Baxter b.1893 >
Synonyms: see express
II. transitive verb
: to subject the lungs of (an individual) to ventilation
< artificially ventilate a patient > |