éventer

Meaning

1. to air, ventilate (expose to the air)
2. to fan
3. to expose to the wind
4. to go off, go stale, go flat

Concepts

fan

ventilate

air

aerate

fan oneself

cool off

detect

blow

flap

trace

aerify

air out

expose

disclose

Synonyms

s’éventer

aérer

ventiler

flairer

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rafraîchir

souffler

trahir

avoir vent

artérialiser

air

battre

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ventus

Cognate with Occitan: esventar

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exventāre, from Latin ventus (“wind”). By surface analysis, é- + vent + -er. Compare Occitan esventar.