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ven·ti·late    Audio Help   [ven-tl-eyt] Pronunciation Key verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
1.to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
2.Medicine/Medical.
a.to oxygenate (blood) by exposure to air in the lungs or gills.
b.to assist the breathing of (a person), as with a respirator.
3.(of air or wind) to circulate through or blow on, so as to cool or freshen the air of: Cool breezes ventilated the house.
4.to expose to the action of air or wind: to ventilate floor timbers.
5.to submit (a question, problem, etc.) to open, full examination and discussion.
6.to give utterance or expression to (an opinion, complaint, etc.).
7.to furnish with a vent or opening, as for the escape of air or gas.
–verb (used without object)
8.to give utterance or expression to one's emotions, opinions, complaints, etc.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME ventilatten to blow (something) away < L ventilātus (ptp. of ventilāre to fan), equiv. to vent(us) wind1 + -il- v. suffix (var. of -ul-, orig. after derivs. of nouns ending in -ulus -ule; cf. speculate) + -ātus -ate1]

ven·ti·la·ble, adjective

5. broadcast, publicize, circulate, report.
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ven·ti·late    Audio Help   (věn'tl-āt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   ven·ti·lat·ed, ven·ti·lat·ing, ven·ti·lates
  1. To admit fresh air into (a mine, for example) to replace stale or noxious air.
  2. To circulate through and freshen: A sea breeze ventilated the rooms.
  3. To provide with a vent, as for airing.
  4. To expose (a substance) to the circulation of fresh air, as to retard spoilage.
  5. To expose to public discussion or examination: The students ventilated their grievances.
  6. To aerate or oxygenate (blood).


[Middle English ventilaten, to blow away, from Latin ventilāre, ventilāt-, to fan, from ventulus, diminutive of ventus, wind; see wē- in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ventilate 
c.1440, "to blow away something" (of wind), from L. ventilatus, pp. of ventilare "to brandish, toss in the air, winnow, fan, agitate, set in motion," from ventulus "a breeze," dim. of ventus "wind" (see wind (n.)). Original notion is of cleaning grain by tossing it in the air and letting the wind blow away the chaff. Meaning "supply a room with fresh air" first recorded 1664 (implied in ventilation). Slang sense of "to shoot" (someone) is recorded from 1875.

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ventilate

verb
1. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn: vent
2. expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated" 
3. circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room" 
4. give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" [syn: vent
5. furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ventilate [ˈventileit] verb
to allow fresh air to enter (eg a room)
Arabic: يُهَوِّي
Chinese (Simplified): 使通风(换气)
Chinese (Traditional): 使通風(換氣)
Czech: větrat
Danish: udlufte; ventilere
Dutch: luchten
Estonian: tuulutama
Finnish: tuulettaa
French: ventiler
German: lüften
Greek: αερίζω
Hungarian: szellőztet
Icelandic: veita inn fersku lofti, loftræsa
Indonesian: memasukkan udara
Italian: ventilare
Japanese: 換気する
Korean: (방·건물 등에) 새 공기를 넣다, 환기하다
Latvian: ventilēt; vēdināt
Lithuanian: (iš)vėdinti
Norwegian: lufte, ventilere
Polish: wentylować, wietrzyć
Portuguese (Brazil): ventilar
Portuguese (Portugal): ventilar
Romanian: a aerisi
Russian: проветривать
Slovak: vetrať
Slovenian: prezračiti
Spanish: ventilar
Swedish: ventilera, vädra
Turkish: havalandırmak
See also: ventilator, ventilation

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ventilate

E*ven"ti*late\, v. t. [L. eventilatus, p. p. of eventilare to fan. See Ventilate.]

1. To winnow out; to fan. [Obs.] --Cockeram.

2. To discuss; to ventilate. [Obs.] --Johnson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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