ventilate

ven·ti·late | \ ˈven-tə-ˌlāt

ventilated; ventilating

Definition of ventilate

1a : to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing ventilate stored grain also : oxygenate, aerate ventilate blood in the lungs

b : to subject the lungs to ventilation artificially ventilate a patient in respiratory distress

2a : to examine, discuss, or investigate freely and openly : expose ventilating family quarrels in public

b : to make public : utter ventilated their objections at length

3a of a current of air : to pass or circulate through so as to freshen

b : to cause fresh air to circulate through (a place, such as a room or a mine)

4 : to provide an opening in (a burning structure) to permit escape of smoke and heat

5 archaic : to free from chaff by winnowing

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Examples of ventilate in a Sentence

She opened the windows to ventilate the room. The room was adequately ventilated.

Recent Examples on the Web Firefighters did arrive to air out the home, remaining at least an hour, with an electric company crew reporting at about 9 p.m. that the house was ventilated and posed no hazard. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, "Four companies called off after house fire call turns out to be open burn: Moreland Hills Police Blotter," 7 Feb. 2020 The room was poorly ventilated, officials told Sky News. — Fox News, "Eight Indian tourists, including 4 children, died while vacationing in Nepal's Himalayas," 22 Jan. 2020 The price of our all-wheel-drive Signature trim CX-5 is $39,850, which got us a Bose sound system, adaptive headlights, a heated steering wheel, heated front and rear seats (ventilated in front), and a 360-degree parking camera. — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, "Our Mazda CX-5 Turbo Deserves a Better Infotainment System," 3 Feb. 2020 The hazmat team ventilated the welcome center building after shutting the gas off. — Dana Branham, Dallas News, "16 people at The Bridge homeless shelter taken to hospitals after positive carbon monoxide reading," 2 Feb. 2020 Firefighters were forced to break a few windows in a effort to ventilate the building, according to officials. — Abigail Feldman, BostonGlobe.com, "Malden woman escapes flames after 2-alarm house fire," 26 Aug. 2019 Seats were wide, firm, and supportive, heated front and rear, and ventilated in the front. — Emma Jayne Williams, chicagotribune.com, "Auto review: Mazda6 sedan gets updates for 2019, including advanced safety technology," 1 Nov. 2019 Don't want all the fuss of ensuring your interiors are sufficiently ventilated? Customize a freestanding sauna outside. — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, "A Home Sauna Is the Best Gift You Will Ever Give Yourself," 18 Oct. 2019 Once the wigs are ventilated, or hand-tied, the hair is styled, then shipped out to the customer with a wig care booklet. — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, "This Louisville company is hand-making the best 'Designer Santa Beards' in the world," 18 Dec. 2019

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