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ven⋅ti⋅late
[ven-tl-eyt]
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.
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| 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) wind 1 + -il- v. suffix (var. of -ul-, orig. after derivs. of nouns ending in -ulus -ule; cf. speculate ) + -ātus -ate 1
1400–50; late ME ventilatten to blow (something) away < L ventilātus (ptp. of ventilāre to fan), equiv. to vent(us) wind 1 + -il- v. suffix (var. of -ul-, orig. after derivs. of nouns ending in -ulus -ule; cf. speculate ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ven⋅ti⋅la⋅ble, adjective
Synonyms:
5. broadcast, publicize, circulate, report.
5. broadcast, publicize, circulate, report.
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