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View synonyms for ventilate
ventilate
[ ven-tl-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
, ven·ti·lat·ed, ven·ti·lat·ing.
- 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)
, ven·ti·lat·ed, ven·ti·lat·ing.
- 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
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English ventilatten “to blow (something) away,” from Latin ventilātus (past participle of ventilāre “to fan”), equivalent to vent(us) “wind” + -il- verb suffix (variant of -ul-, originally after derivatives of nouns ending in -ulus ) + -ātus suffix forming adjectives; -ule, -ate 1; speculate, wind 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ventilate1
C15: from Latin ventilāre to fan, from ventulus diminutive of ventus wind
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Example Sentences
My dear, the object of a meeting is to ventilate the subject.
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With impunity might the tenderfoot ventilate his "stovepipe" or his theories of culture.
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"I don't know as I wants to ventilate yu; we mostly poisons coyotes up my way," he added.
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There are some wide cracks in the siding, but they help to ventilate, and make it healthier for the cattle.
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The object of this invention is to ventilate and cool railway cars used in the transportation of perishable articles.
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