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Definition of Ventilate
1. Verb. Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen. "Air out the smoke-filled rooms"
Generic synonyms: Freshen, Refresh
Derivative terms: Venting, Vent, Ventilator
2. Verb. Expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage. "Wheat should be well ventilated"
3. Verb. Circulate through and freshen. "The gust of air ventilated the room"
4. Verb. Give expression or utterance to. "The graduates gave vent to cheers"
Generic synonyms: Evince, Express, Show
Derivative terms: Vent, Venter, Ventilation
5. Verb. Furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape. "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"
Definition of Ventilate
1. v. t. To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a mine.
2. v. t. To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a mine.
Definition of Ventilate
1. Verb. To replace stale or noxious air with fresh. ¹
2. Verb. To circulate air through a building, etc. ¹
3. Verb. To provide with a vent. ¹
4. Verb. To expose something to the circulation of fresh air. ¹
5. Verb. To expose something to public examination or discussion. ¹
6. Verb. (medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ventilate
1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]
Medical Definition of Ventilate
1. To aerate, or oxygenate, the blood in the pulmonary capillaries. Synonym: air, atmosphere. Origin: L. Ventilo, pp. -atus, to fan, fr. Ventus, the wind (05 Mar 2000)
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