1. (v.t.)ventilate to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
2. ventilate (of air or wind) to circulate through or blow on, so as to cool or freshen the air of: Cool breezes ventilated the house.
3. ventilate to expose to the action of air or wind: to ventilate floor timbers.
4. ventilate to submit (a question, problem, etc.) to open, full examination and discussion.
5. ventilate to give utterance or expression to (an opinion, complaint, etc.).
6. ventilate to furnish with a vent or opening, as for the escape of air or gas.
7. ventilate to oxygenate (blood) by exposure to air in the lungs or gills.
8. ventilate to assist the breathing of (a person), as with a respirator.
9. (v.i.)ventilate to give utterance or expression to one's emotions, opinions, etc.
Etymology: (1400–50; < L ventilātus, ptp. of ventilāre to fan =vent(us)wind1+-ilāre v. suffix, cf. speculate)
Definition of 'ventilate'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)vent, ventilate, air out, air expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
2. (verb)ventilate expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage "Wheat should be well ventilated"
3. (verb)ventilate circulate through and freshen "The gust of air ventilated the room"
4. (verb)vent, ventilate, give vent give expression or utterance to "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"
5. (verb)ventilate 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'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)ventilate 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. (verb)ventilate to provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc.; as, to ventilate a mold, or a water-wheel bucket
3. (verb)ventilate to change or renew, as the air of a room
4. (verb)ventilate to winnow; to fan; as, to ventilate wheat
5. (verb)ventilate to sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion; as, to ventilate questions of policy
6. (verb)ventilate to give vent; to utter; to make public
Definitions of ventilate 
Afrikaans: ventileer
Arabic: يُهَوِّي
Bulgarian: проветрявам
Brazilian: ventilar
Czech: větrat
German: lüften
Danish: udlufte; ventilere
Greek: αερίζω
Spanish: ventilar
Estonian: tuulutama
Farsi: تهویه کردن
Finnish: tuulettaa
French: ventiler
Hebrew: לְאַוורֵר
Hindi: हवा करना
Croatian: prozračiti
Hungarian: szellőztet
Indonesian: memasukkan udara
Icelandic: veita inn fersku lofti, l
Italian: ventilare
Japanese: 換気する
Korean: 환기하다
Lithuanian: (iš)vėdinti
Latvian: ventilēt; vēdināt
Malay: mengalih udara
Dutch: luchten
Norwegian: lufte, ventilere
Polish: wentylować, wietrzyć
Portuguese: ventilar
Romanian: a aerisi
Russian: проветривать
Slovak: vetrať
Slovenian: prezračiti
Serbian: provetriti
Swedish: ventilera, vädra
Thai: ระบายลม
Turkish: havalandırmak
Taiwanese: 讓(房間等)通風
Ukrainian: провітрювати, вентилювати
Urdu: ہوا دار کرنا
Vietnamese: làm cho thông gió, hơi
Chinese: （使）通风
