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 Definitions of ventilate  [ˈvɛn tlˌeɪt]  

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Definition of 'ventilate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'ventilate' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to allow fresh air to enter (eg a room).

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: ventileer Arabic flag Arabic: يُهَوِّي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: проветрявам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: ventilar Czech flag Czech: větrat German flag German: lüften
Danish flag Danish: udlufte; ventilere Greek flag Greek: αερίζω Spanish flag Spanish: ventilar
Estonian flag Estonian: tuulutama Farsi flag Farsi: تهویه کردن Finnish flag Finnish: tuulettaa
French flag French: ventiler Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְאַוורֵר Hindi flag Hindi: हवा करना
Croatian flag Croatian: prozračiti Hungarian flag Hungarian: szellőztet Indonesian flag Indonesian: memasukkan udara
Icelandic flag Icelandic: veita inn fersku lofti, l Italian flag Italian: ventilare Japanese flag Japanese: 換気する
Korean flag Korean: 환기하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: (iš)vėdinti Latvian flag Latvian: ventilēt; vēdināt
Malay flag Malay: mengalih udara Dutch flag Dutch: luchten Norwegian flag Norwegian: lufte, ventilere
Polish flag Polish: wentylować, wietrzyć Portuguese flag Portuguese: ventilar Romanian flag Romanian: a aerisi
Russian flag Russian: проветривать Slovak flag Slovak: vetrať Slovenian flag Slovenian: prezračiti
Serbian flag Serbian: provetriti Swedish flag Swedish: ventilera, vädra Thai flag Thai: ระบายลม
Turkish flag Turkish: havalandırmak Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 讓(房間等)通風 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: провітрювати, вентилювати
Urdu flag Urdu: ہوا دار کرنا Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: làm cho thông gió, hơi Chinese flag Chinese: (使)通风

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