ventilate

Meaning

1. To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
2. To circulate air through a building, etc.
3. To provide with a vent.
4. To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
5. To expose something to public examination or discussion.
6. (transitive) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to (a patient).
7. (intransitive) To breathe.
8. (slang) To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.

Synonyms

air

fan

air out

aerate

vent

fan oneself

give vent

ventilation

cool off

freshen

winnow

draught

expose

cool

🆒

fanning

air draught

blower

blow

ventilating

venting

weather

aeration

airing

airiness

give vent to

draughtiness

perflation

divulge

draft

Translations

ventiler

ventilare

ventilar

aérer

éventer

αερίζω

ventilar

arieggiare

aerare

luchten

ventilieren

belüften

ventileren

uitluchten

spuien

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛntɪleɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

From Middle English, borrowed from Latin ventilātus, past participle of ventilō.