transitive verb ventilated, ventilating
- to circulate fresh air in (a room, etc.), driving out foul air
- to circulate in (a room, etc.) so as to freshen: said of air
- to provide with an opening for the escape of air, gas, etc.; furnish a means for airing
- to expose (a substance) to fresh air so as to keep in good condition
- to examine and discuss in public; bring (a grievance, problem, etc.) out into the open
- to aerate (blood); oxygenate
- Obsolete to winnow (grain)
Origin:
< L ventilatus, pp. of ventilare, to fan, ventilate < ventus, wind