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Webster 1913 Edition
Ventilate
Ven′ti-late
,Verb.
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 to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air;
as, to
ventilate
a room; to ventilate
a cellar; to ventilate
a mine.2.
To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc.;
as, to
. ventilate
a mold, or a water-wheel bucket3.
To change or renew, as the air of a room.
Harvey.
4.
To winnow; to fan;
as, to
. ventilate
wheat5.
To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion;
as, to
. ventilate
questions of policyAyliffe.
6.
To give vent to; to utter; to make public.
Macaulay took occasion to
ventilate
one of those startling, but not very profound, paradoxes. J. C. Shairp.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ventilate
VEN'TILATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To fan with wind; to open and expose to the free passage of air or wind; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar.2.
To cause the air to pass through; as, to ventilate a mine.3.
To winnow; to fan; as, to ventilate wheat.4.
To examine; to discuss; that is, to agitate; as, to ventilate questions of policy. [Not now in use.]Definition 2024
ventilate
ventilate
English
Verb
ventilate (third-person singular simple present ventilates, present participle ventilating, simple past and past participle ventilated)
- To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
- To circulate air through a building, etc.
- To provide with a vent.
- To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
- To expose something to public examination or discussion.
- (medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.
- (slang) To pierce with bullets.
- 2010, Michael Miller, Deep Nights
- If we went in and there was no burglar, and we got into a shooting with the homeowner and ventilated him, that would be a little difficult to explain.
- 2010, Michael Miller, Deep Nights
Translations
To replace stale or noxious air with fresh
To circulate air through a building, etc.
To provide with a vent
To expose something to the circulation of fresh air
To expose something to public examination or discussion
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(medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient