ventilate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ventilate	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ventilate v expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" Synonym(s): vent, ventilate, air out, air expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated" circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room" give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" Synonym(s): vent, ventilate, give vent furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ventilate \Ven"tilate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ventilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ventilating}.] [L. ventilatus, p. p. of ventilare to toss, brandish in the air, to fan, to winnow, from ventus wind; akin to E. wind. See {Wind} rushing air.] 1. To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to ventilate* a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a mine. 2. To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc.; as, to ventilate a mold, or a water-wheel bucket. 3. To change or renew, as the air of a room. --Harvey. 4. To winnow; to fan; as, to ventilate wheat. 5. To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion; as, to ventilate questions of policy. --Ayliffe. 6. To give vent; to utter; to make public. Macaulay took occasion to ventilate one of those starling, but not very profound, paradoxes. --J. C. Shairp.