Ventilate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The open windows ventilated the musty attic after years of being sealed off.
- The fan helped ventilate the crowded space by circulating cool air.
- The cross breeze ventilated the entire floor of the high-rise office building.
- Natural convection ventilated the hot air from the engine room.
- Large fans were installed to ventilate the tunnels during construction.
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Meaning 3
Give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 5
Expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.