Synonyms

ventilated

[ven-tl-eyt]

ven·ti·late

[ven-tl-eyt] verb, ven·ti·lat·ed, ven·ti·lat·ing.
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.
to submit (a question, problem, etc.) to open, full examination and discussion.
EXPAND
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.
COLLAPSE
verb (used without object)
8.
to give utterance or expression to one's emotions, opinions, complaints, etc.

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Ventilated is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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

ven·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.
EXPAND
un·der·ven·ti·lat·ed, adjective
un·ven·ti·lat·ed, adjective
well-ven·ti·lat·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE


5. broadcast, publicize, circulate, report.

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ventilated

adjective
exposed to air; "a well ventilated room" [ant: unventilated
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