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Definitions for Ventilate
[1] to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
[2] Medicine/Medical . to oxygenate (blood) by exposure to air in the lungs or gills. 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.
[8] to give utterance or expression to one's emotions, opinions, complaints, etc.
[9] to drive foul air out of (an enclosed area)
[10] to provide with a means of airing
[11] to expose (a question, grievance, etc) to public examination or discussion
[12] physiol to oxygenate (the blood) in the capillaries of the lungs
[13] to winnow (grain)
Words related to Ventilate
vent, free, deliberate, scrutinize, give, sift, express, debate, broach, publish, air, broadcast, moot, discourse, state, introduce, put, advertise, verbalize, discuss
Words nearby Ventilate
ventage, ventail, ventana cave, venter, ventifact, ventilate, ventilation, ventilation-perfusion scan, ventilationist, ventilative, ventilator
Origin of Ventilate
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; cf. speculate) + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Ventilate
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.
un·der·ven·ti·lat·ed , adjective
un·ven·ti·lat·ed , adjective
well-ven·ti·lat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Ventilate
C15: from Latin ventilāre to fan, from ventulus diminutive of ventus wind
Synonyms for Ventilate
vent, advertise, air, broach, broadcast, circulate, debate, deliberate, discourse, discuss, examine, express, free, give, introduce, moot, publish, put, scrutinize, sift, state, verbalize, bring into the open, bring up, go into, take up, talk about, talk of, talk over, thresh out