Definition of Ventilate
Ventilate
ven·ti·late
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To supply or circulate fresh air, especially to remove stale or foul air.
e.g. The windows were opened to ventilate the room after the fire.
(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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