ventilate in English dictionary

  • ventilate

    Meanings and definitions of "ventilate"

    • To provide with a vent.
    • To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
    • To expose something to public examination or discussion.
    • (medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.
    • To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
    • verb
      To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
    • verb
      To circulate air through a building, etc.
    • verb
      To provide with a vent.
    • verb
      To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
    • verb
      To expose something to public examination or discussion.
    • verb
      (medicine)
      To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.
    • verb
      (slang)
      To pierce with bullets.
    • To replace stale or noxious air with fresh
    • To expose to fresh air.
    • To expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage.
    • To expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen.
    • To give expression or utterance to.
    • verb
      circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room"
    • verb
      expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
    • verb
      expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"
    • verb
      furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"
    • verb
      give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

    Synonyms of "ventilate" in English dictionary

    vent, circulate, freshen are the top synonyms of "ventilate" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of ventilate

    • ventilate ( third-person singular simple present ventilates, present participle ventilating, simple past and past participle ventilated)
    • ventilate (third-person singular simple present ventilates, present participle ventilating, simple past and past participle ventilated)
  • Ventilate

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