ven|ti|late

ven|ti|late
ven|ti|late «VEHN tuh layt», transitive verb, -lat|ed, -lat|ing.
1. to change the air in: »

We ventilate a room by opening windows.

2. to expose to fresh air so as to keep in, or restore to, good condition: »

to ventilate bedding.

3. to purify by fresh air: »

The lungs ventilate the blood.

4. (of air) to blow on, pass over, or circulate through so as to purify or freshen.
5. Figurative. to make known publicly; discuss openly: »

He was glad of an opportunity of ventilating his grievance (W. H. Hudson).

6. to furnish with a vent or opening for the escape of air or gas.
7. to get air into the lungs of a sick or injured person, usually by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
╂[< Latin ventilāre (with English -ate1) to fan, agitate by air < ventus wind]

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