ventilate
verb (used with object)
to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
ventilated
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past participleof ventilate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ventilate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ventilateverb (used with object)to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
Example Sentences
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Keep them ventilated during the day and, where possible, close internal doors between the conservatory and the rest of the house.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Durga Devi finds no relief after a day working in New Delhi's sweltering summer, because her poorly ventilated home radiates trapped heat, leaving her bedroom as hot as 45 degrees at night.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Nicaragua's Ministry of Health released an image of an emaciated Rivera lying in a hospital bed being ventilated via a tube through his neck.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
The Calligraphy is a bower of abundance, where visitors can recline in plushly padded, heated and ventilated captain’s chairs, dressed in high-grade Nappa leather: the Relaxation Mode seating package.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
The extreme heat in my poorly ventilated room woke me in the middle of the night.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
