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    ventilate
    /ˈvɛntɪleɪt/

    verb

    • 1. cause air to enter and circulate freely in (a room, building, etc.): "ventilate the greenhouse well" Similar aerateairoxygenateair-condition
    • 2. use a machine or device to support or replace the breathing of (a person who is ill, injured, or anaesthetized); subject to artificial respiration: "the patient was sedated and ventilated"

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  2. to force air in and out of the lungs of a person who cannot breathe easily on their own, using a special machine called a ventilator: If her condition deteriorates, she will need to be ventilated and admitted to intensive care.

  3. The meaning of VENTILATE is to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing; also : oxygenate, aerate. How to use ventilate in a sentence.

  4. Ventilate definition: to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.. See examples of VENTILATE used in a sentence.

  5. to force air in and out of the lungs of a person who cannot breathe easily on their own, using a special machine called a ventilator: If her condition deteriorates, she will need to be ventilated and admitted to intensive care.

  6. If you ventilate your ideas or feelings, you talk about them or express them freely in front of other people.

  7. To ventilate is to let something flow freely, whether it's air or ideas. It's especially important to ventilate your art studio if you're using spray paint.

  8. 1. to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated. 2. (of air or wind) to circulate through or blow on, so as to cool or freshen the air of: Cool breezes ventilated the house. 3. to expose to the action of air or wind: to ventilate floor timbers.

  9. 1 ventilate something to allow fresh air to enter and move around a room, building, etc. a well-ventilated room The bathroom is ventilated with an extractor fan.

  10. Definition of ventilate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. VENTILATE definition: to let air come into and go out of a room or building. Learn more.