ventilate

ven·ti·late  (vntl-t)

tr.v. ven·ti·lat·ed, ven·ti·lat·ing, ven·ti·lates

1. To admit fresh air into (a mine, for example) to replace stale or noxious air.

2. To circulate through and freshen: A sea breeze ventilated the rooms.

3. To provide with a vent, as for airing.

4. To expose (a substance) to the circulation of fresh air, as to retard spoilage.

5. To expose to public discussion or examination: The students ventilated their grievances.

6. To aerate or oxygenate (blood).

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[Middle English ventilaten, to blow away, from Latin ventilre, ventilt-, to fan, from ventulus, diminutive of ventus, wind; see w- in Indo-European roots.]

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ventilate [ˈvɛntɪˌleɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to drive foul air out of (an enclosed area)

2. to provide with a means of airing

3. to expose (a question, grievance, etc.) to public examination or discussion

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol to oxygenate (the blood) in the capillaries of the lungs

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to winnow (grain)

[from Latin ventilāre to fan, from ventulus diminutive of ventus wind]

ventilable  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	ventilate - expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" air out, vent, air freshen, refresh - make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"
	2.	ventilate - expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated" expose - expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"
	3.	ventilate - circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room" circulate - move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"
	4.	ventilate - give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" give vent, vent evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
	5.	ventilate - furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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ventilate

verb

1. aerate, fan, cool, refresh, air-condition, freshen, oxygenate The pit is ventilated by a steel fan.

2. discuss, air, bring out into the open, talk about, debate, examine, broadcast, sift, scrutinize, make known Following a bereavement, people need a safe place to ventilate their feelings.

Translations

ventilate [ventɪleɪt] VT [+ room] → ventilar, airear (fig) [+ grievance, question] → ventilar

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ventilate [ˈvɛntɪleɪt] vt

[+ room] → ventiler, aérer

(MEDICINE) [+ patient] → ventiler

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ventilate

vt

(= control air flow) → belüften; (= let fresh air in) → lüften

blood → Sauerstoff zuführen (+dat), → mit Sauerstoff versorgen

(fig) grievance → vorbringen

(fig) question, issue → erörtern; opinion, view → äußern, kundtun

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ventilate [ˈvɛntɪˌleɪt] vt → ventilare, arieggiare

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ventilate [ˈvɛntɪˌleɪt] vt → ventilare, arieggiare

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ventilate

v ventilate [ˈventileit]

to allow fresh air to enter (eg a room). ventileer يُهَوِّي проветрявам větrat udlufte; ventilere lüften αερίζω ventilar tuulutama تهویه کردن tuulettaa ventiler לְאַוורֵר हवा करना prozračiti szellőztet memasukkan udara veita inn fersku lofti, loftræsa ventilare 換気する 환기하다 (iš)vėdinti ventilēt; vēdināt mengalih udara luchten lufte, ventilere wentylować, wietrzyć ventilar a aerisi проветривать vetrať prezračiti provetriti ventilera, vädra ระบายลม havalandırmak 讓(房間等)通風 провітрювати, вентилювати ہوا دار کرنا làm cho thông gió, hơi 使通风（换气）

n ventiˈlation

the act or means of ventilating or the state of being ventilated There was no window in the room, and no other (means of) ventilation. ventilasie تَهْوئَه проветряване větrání udluftning; ventilation die Lüftung εξαερισμός ventilación ventilatsioon تهویه ilmanvaihto ventilation אִוורוּר हवा देना prozračivanje, ventilacija szellőz(tet)és ventilasi loftræsting ventilazione 換気 환기 vėdinimas, ventiliacija ventilācija; vēdināšana pengalihan udara verluchting ventilasjon, utlufting wentylacja ventilação ventilaţie вентиляция vetranie zračenje ventilacija ventilation การระบายลม havalandırma 通風 провітрювання, вентиляція ہوا کے آنے جانے کا انتظام sự thông gió, hơi 通风

n ventilator

a device for ventilating a room etc. ventilator مِرْوَحَه لتَجْديد الهَواء вентилатор větrák ventilator der Ventilator εξαεριστήρας ventilador ventilaator هواکش tuuletusventtiili ventilateur מְאַוורֵר झरोखा ventilator ventilátor ventilator loftræstitæki ventilatore 換気装置 환기 장치 ventiliatorius ventilators alat pengalih udara ventilator (avtrekks)vifte wentylator ventilador ventilator вентилятор ventilátor ventilator ventilator ventilationsanordning เครื่องระบายอากาศ havalandırma cihazı, vantilatör 通風裝置，通風扇 вентилятор روشن دان máy thông gió 通风装置, 空调机