ventilate
verb (used with object)
to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
have ventilated
-
present perfectof ventilate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Many homes have ventilated crawl spaces, which are now frowned upon by building-science experts, because they tend to become damp and moldy.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
Bowring appears to have ventilated his views with some freedom, and to have had a rather serious passage of arms with another guest whom he had rudely contradicted.
From The Life of George Borrow by Herbert George Jenkins
"You'll be able to wear earrings, Mr. Champion of the Universe, after I have ventilated the other," suggested the ranger affably.
From Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine
These Women's Rights Conventions appear to me to have ventilated crudities, absurdities, and blasphemies.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 by Various
But the awful thoughts that have travelled through its chambers have ventilated, swept, and cleansed them—and let us break away from beneath the weight of confession.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by John Wilson
