ventilate
English
Etymology
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From Middle English, borrowed from Latin ventilātus, past participle of ventilō.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU): (file)
Verb
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- To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
- To circulate air through a building, etc.
- To provide with a vent.
- To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
- To expose something to public examination or discussion.
- (medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.
- (slang) To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.
- 2010, Michael Miller, Deep Nights:
- If we went in and there was no burglar, and we got into a shooting with the homeowner and ventilated him, that would be a little difficult to explain.
Related terms
Translations
To replace stale or noxious air with fresh
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To circulate air through a building, etc.
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To provide with a vent
To expose something to the circulation of fresh air
To expose something to public examination or discussion
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(medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient
Italian
Adjective
ventilate
Verb
ventilate
- second-person plural present indicative of ventilare
- second-person plural imperative of ventilare
- feminine plural of ventilato
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) ventilāte
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