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ventilate
[ ven-tl-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- Medicine/Medical.
- to oxygenate (blood) by exposure to air in the lungs or gills.
- to assist the breathing of (a person), as with a respirator.
- (of air or wind) to circulate through or blow on, so as to cool or freshen the air of:
Cool breezes ventilated the house.
- to expose to the action of air or wind:
to ventilate floor timbers.
- to submit (a question, problem, etc.) to open, full examination and discussion.
- to give utterance or expression to (an opinion, complaint, etc.).
- to furnish with a vent or opening, as for the escape of air or gas.
verb (used without object)
- to give utterance or expression to one's emotions, opinions, complaints, etc.
ventilate
/ ˈvɛntɪˌleɪt /
verb
- to drive foul air out of (an enclosed area)
- to provide with a means of airing
- to expose (a question, grievance, etc) to public examination or discussion
- physiol to oxygenate (the blood) in the capillaries of the lungs
- to winnow (grain)
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Derived Forms
- ˈventilable, adjective
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Other Words From
- venti·la·ble adjective
- over·venti·late verb (used with object) overventilated overventilating
- re·venti·late verb (used with object) reventilated reventilating
- self-venti·lated adjective
- under·venti·late verb (used with object) underventilated underventilating
- under·venti·lated adjective
- un·venti·lated adjective
- well-venti·lated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ventilate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ventilate1
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Example Sentences
The city had a $3 billion backlog of facilities repairs on its aging school buildings, WBEZ reported in 2018, and teachers were concerned that poorly ventilated classrooms could encourage the coronavirus to circulate.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that vaccinated people continue to wear masks, socially distance, avoid poorly ventilated spaces and wash their hands frequently to prevent the spread of the virus.
It had to be comfortable, ventilated, have its legs protected and be secure.
Prison facilities are often overcrowded and poorly ventilated.
If you are inside with other people, make sure it’s as ventilated as it possibly can be and that the air is being cleaned as well as it can be.
My dear, the object of a meeting is to ventilate the subject.
With impunity might the tenderfoot ventilate his "stovepipe" or his theories of culture.
"I don't know as I wants to ventilate yu; we mostly poisons coyotes up my way," he added.
There are some wide cracks in the siding, but they help to ventilate, and make it healthier for the cattle.
The object of this invention is to ventilate and cool railway cars used in the transportation of perishable articles.
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