ventilate
ventilate is a 9-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc.; as, to ventilate a mold, or a water-wheel bucket.
- transitive verb. To change or renew, as the air of a room.
- transitive verb. To winnow; to fan; as, to ventilate wheat.
- transitive verb. To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion; as, to ventilate questions of policy.
- transitive verb. To give vent; to utter; to make public.
- verb. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
"air the old winter clothes"
"air out the smoke-filled rooms"
- verb. furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
"The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"
- verb. give expression or utterance to
"She vented her anger"
"The graduates gave vent to cheers"
- verb. circulate through and freshen
"The gust of air ventilated the room"
- verb. expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
"Wheat should be well ventilated"
Synonyms
Common word forms
ventilated, ventilates, ventilating
Words from these letters
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