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verb (used with object)
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.
EXPANDto submit (a question, problem, etc.) to open, full examination and discussion.
6.
to give utterance or expression to (an opinion, complaint, etc.).
7.
COLLAPSEto 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.
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Ventilate
is always a great word to know.
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| the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel. |
| the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe. |
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English ventilatten to blow (something) away < Latin ventilātus (past participle of ventilāre to fan), equivalent to vent(us) wind1 + -il- v. suffix (variant of -ul-, orig. after derivatives of nouns ending in -ulus -ule; compare speculate) + -ātus -ate1
1400–50; late Middle English ventilatten to blow (something) away < Latin ventilātus (past participle of ventilāre to fan), equivalent to vent(us) wind1 + -il- v. suffix (variant of -ul-, orig. after derivatives of nouns ending in -ulus -ule; compare speculate) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ven·ti·la·ble, adjective
o·ver·ven·ti·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
re·ven·ti·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
self-ven·ti·lat·ed, adjective
un·der·ven·ti·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
EXPANDSynonyms
5. broadcast, publicize, circulate, report.
5. broadcast, publicize, circulate, report.
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Word Origin & History
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
EXPANDand 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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