ventilate
1Ventilate — Ven ti*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ventilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ventilating}.] [L. ventilatus, p. p. of ventilare to toss, brandish in the air, to fan, to winnow, from ventus wind; akin to E. wind. See {Wind} rushing air.] 1. To open and expose… …
2ventilate — [vent′ l āt΄] vt. ventilated, ventilating [< L ventilatus, pp. of ventilare, to fan, ventilate < ventus,WIND2] 1. a) to circulate fresh air in (a room, etc.), driving out foul air b) to circulate in (a room, etc.) so as to freshen: said of… …
3ventilate — index bare, circulate, consult (ask advice of), proclaim, propagate (spread), publish, relate (tell) …
4ventilate — (v.) mid 15c., to blow away something (of wind), from L. ventilatus, pp. of ventilare to brandish, toss in the air, winnow, fan, agitate, set in motion, from ventulus a breeze, dim. of ventus wind (see WIND (Cf. wind) (n.1)). Original notion is… …
5ventilate — 1 *aerate, oxygenate, carbonate 2 *express, vent, air, utter, voice, broach Analogous words: expose, exhibit, display, *show: disclose, divulge, discover, reveal: publish, advertise, broadcast (see DECLARE) …
6ventilate — [v] air out; make known advertise, air, bring into the open, bring up, broach, broadcast, circulate, debate, deliberate, discourse, discuss, examine, express, free, give, go into, introduce, moot, publish, put, scrutinize, sift, state, take up,… …
7ventilate — ► VERB 1) cause air to enter and circulate freely in (a room or building). 2) discuss (an opinion or issue) in public. 3) Medicine subject to artificial respiration. DERIVATIVES ventilation noun. ORIGIN Latin ventilare blow, winnow , from ventus… …
8ventilate — [[t]ve̱ntɪleɪt[/t]] ventilates, ventilating, ventilated 1) VERB If you ventilate a room or building, you allow fresh air to get into it. [V n] Ventilate the room properly when paint stripping... [V n] The pit is ventilated by a steel fan. [V ed] …
9ventilate — transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Middle English, discussed, aired, from Late Latin ventilatus, past participle of ventilare, from Latin, to fan, winnow, from ventus wind more at wind Date: 15th century 1. a. to examine, discuss, or… …
10ventilate — To aerate, or oxygenate, the blood in the pulmonary capillaries. SYN: air (2). [L. ventilo, pp. atus, to fan, fr. ventus, the wind] * * * ven·ti·late vent əl .āt vt, lat·ed; lat·ing 1) to expose to air and esp. to a current of fresh air for… …
