Ventilate

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  • intransitive verb. To admit or force fresh air into (a building or closed space, such as a mine) to replace stale or noxious air.
  • intransitive verb. To circulate through and freshen.
  • intransitive verb. To provide with a vent, as for airing.
  • intransitive verb. To expose (a substance) to the circulation of fresh air, as to retard spoilage.
  • intransitive verb. To expose to public discussion or examination.
  • intransitive verb. To inhale and exhale (air, for example); breathe.
  • intransitive verb. To keep (a person or animal) breathing by artificial means.
  • intransitive verb. To breathe in and out; inhale and exhale.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To winnow; fan.
  • To admit air to; expose to the free passage of air or wind; supply with fresh air; purify by expulsion of foul air: as, to ventilate a room.
  • To purify by supplies of fresh air; provide air for in respiration by means of lungs or gills; aĆ«rate; oxygenate: as, the lungs ventilate the blood.
  • To expose to common consideration or criticism; submit to free examination and discussion; make public.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air
  • transitive verb. To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc..
  • transitive verb. To change or renew, as the air of a room.
  • transitive verb. To winnow; to fan.
  • transitive verb. To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion.
  • transitive verb. To give vent to; to utter; to make public.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
  • verb. To circulate air through a building, etc.
  • verb. To provide with a vent.
  • verb. To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
  • verb. To expose something to public examination or discussion.
  • verb. To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
  • verb. circulate through and freshen
  • verb. give expression or utterance to
  • verb. expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
  • verb. furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
  • Word Usage
    "This also means that my laptop sits between two piles that offer just enough room on either side for the thing to rest on a small cardboard box I use to elevate the rear of the laptop and "ventilate" it."
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    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    alter  change  circulate  evince  expose  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    crenelate  
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    aerate  aerate  air  air  air out  
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