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 Related formsven·ti·la·ble, adjective
o·ver·ven·ti·late, verb (used with object), o·ver·ven·ti·lat·ed, o·ver·ven·ti·lat·ing.
re·ven·ti·late, verb (used with object), re·ven·ti·lat·ed, re·ven·ti·lat·ing.
self-ven·ti·lat·ed, adjective
un·der·ven·ti·late, verb (used with object), un·der·ven·ti·lat·ed, un·der·ven·ti·lat·ing.
EXPANDun·der·ven·ti·lat·ed, adjective
un·ven·ti·lat·ed, adjective
well-ven·ti·lat·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
5. broadcast, publicize, circulate, report.