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Definition of Ventilate

1. Verb. Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen. "Air out the smoke-filled rooms"

2. Verb. Expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage. "Wheat should be well ventilated"

3. Verb. Circulate through and freshen. "The gust of air ventilated the room"

4. Verb. Give expression or utterance to. "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

5. Verb. Furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape. "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"

Definition of Ventilate

1. v. t. 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. v. t. 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.

Definition of Ventilate

1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]

Medical Definition of Ventilate

1. To aerate, or oxygenate, the blood in the pulmonary capillaries. Synonym: air, atmosphere. Origin: L. Ventilo, pp. -atus, to fan, fr. Ventus, the wind (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ventilate

venters venter anterior musculi digastrici venter frontalis musculi occipitofrontalis venter inferior musculi omohyoidei venter occipitalis musculi occipitofrontalis venter posterior musculi digastrici venter propendens venter superior musculi omohyoidei venthole ventifact

ventifacts ventige ventiges ventil ventilate (current term) ventilate (current term) ventilated ventilates ventilating ventilating system

ventilation ventilation ventilation-perfusion ratio ventilation-perfusion scan ventilation/perfusion lung imaging ventilation/perfusion mismatch ventilation/perfusion ratio ventilations ventilation meter ventilation perfusion scanning

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