ventilate
verb (used with object)
to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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A better method is ventilating the soil around the home.
From Time Magazine Archive
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