Definition of Ventilate
Ventilate
ven·ti·late
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to expose something to air and cause the air to circulate into and around it in order to freshen or purify it;
e.g. You should open the windows to ventilate a room when using volatile chemicals.
(verb)
to freshen or purify a space by introducing freely-flowing air into it;
e.g. The breeze blows to ventilate the courtyard, making it a very pleasant spot to be.
(verb)
to voice some opinion out loud and thus make it public, or to expose some matter by openly or freely discussing or examining it;
e.g. They didn't hesitate to ventilate their complaints in front of everyone.
(verb)
(medical) to manually introduce air into the lungs, to induce artificial respiration in someone;
e.g. They needed to ventilate the patient because he wasn't able to breathe on his own.
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