ventilate
Meaning of ventilate
- cause air to enter and circulate freely in (a room, building, etc.).
ventilate the greenhouse well
gas heaters should only ever be used in well-ventilated rooms
- discuss or examine (an opinion, issue, or complaint) in public.
he used the club to ventilate an ongoing complaint
- subject to artificial respiration.
the patient was sedated and ventilated
- kill (someone) by shooting.
I pull out a gun and ventilate her dinner companion
late Middle English (in the sense ‘winnow, scatter’): from Latin ventilat- ‘blown, winnowed’, from the verb ventilare, from ventus ‘wind’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th century.
Information about ventilate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of ventilate is: ventilates.
- Languages in which ventilate is used:
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Hyphenation of ventilate
ven-ti-late
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- ventilate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
ventilate synonyms
Meaning vent:
Meaning introduce air into (a material):
Meaning supply, treat, charge, or enrich with oxygen:
Meaning cool (someone or something) by waving an object to create a current of air:
Meaning make (something) newer, cleaner, or more attractive:
Meaning give new strength or energy to; reinvigorate:
Meaning become or make less hot:
Meaning convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct:
Meaning cause to occur or to be considered:
Meaning enter or record on an official list or directory:
Meaning present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities:
Meaning make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others:
Meaning state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully:
Meaning say something in a solemn and emphatic manner:
Meaning share or exchange information, news, or ideas:
Meaning complete; absolute:
Meaning express (something) in words:
Meaning express (ideas or feelings) in words, especially by speaking out loud:
Meaning talk about (something) with a person or people:
Meaning argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner:
Translation of ventilate
- French: aérer, ventiler, manifester
- German: lüften, ventilieren
- Portuguese: arejar
- Italian: arieggiare, aerare, ventilare, sfogare, manifestare
- Spanish: airear, ventilar, vociferar, descargar, vocear
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