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Ventilate
ˈvɛntɪleɪt
Ventilate definitions
verb
ventilate
ventilated
ventilates
ventilating
- cause air to enter and circulate freely in (a room, building, etc.)
"ventilate the greenhouse well"
- (of air) purify or freshen (something) by blowing on or through it
"a colossus ventilated by the dawn breeze"
- use a machine or device to support or replace the breathing of (a person who is ill, injured, or anaesthetized); subject to artificial respiration
"the patient was sedated and ventilated"
- oxygenate (the blood)
- discuss or examine (an opinion, issue, or complaint) in public
"he used the club to ventilate an ongoing complaint"
- kill (someone) by shooting
"I pull out a gun and ventilate her dinner companion"