Ventilate

Word VENTILATE
Character 9
Hyphenation ven ti late
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Ventilate"

What do we mean by ventilate?

To admit or force fresh air into (a building or closed space, such as a mine) to replace stale or noxious air. intransitive verb

To circulate through and freshen. intransitive verb

To provide with a vent, as for airing. intransitive verb

To expose (a substance) to the circulation of fresh air, as to retard spoilage. intransitive verb

To expose to public discussion or examination. intransitive verb

To inhale and exhale (air, for example); breathe. intransitive verb

To keep (a person or animal) breathing by artificial means. intransitive verb

To breathe in and out; inhale and exhale. intransitive verb

To winnow; fan.

To admit air to; expose to the free passage of air or wind; supply with fresh air; purify by expulsion of foul air: as, to ventilate a room.

To purify by supplies of fresh air; provide air for in respiration by means of lungs or gills; aërate; oxygenate: as, the lungs ventilate the blood.

To expose to common consideration or criticism; submit to free examination and discussion; make public.

To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air transitive verb

To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc.. transitive verb

To change or renew, as the air of a room. transitive verb

To winnow; to fan. transitive verb

To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion. transitive verb

To give vent to; to utter; to make public. transitive verb

To replace stale or noxious air with fresh. verb

To circulate air through a building, etc. verb

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.

To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.

To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.

Transitive verb: To shoot someone, with the implication that the holes made in the body would allow wind to pass through. May also be applicable to stabbing. Attributed to Kirk Douglas's character Cactus Jack in the 1979 film, "The Villain." It is likely that no one has ever used this term seriously. It is usually heard as a humorous mock-threat between friends. Urban Dictionary

To shoot someone (from the notion of letting air into someone) Urban Dictionary

Bullet riddled body, body with holes in it. Urban Dictionary

(of a butt) being flat or poorly shaped. Urban Dictionary

Relief from an over-heated nightclub dance floor. Urban Dictionary

Shotgunning smoke into someone's nostrils. Blowing smoke into someone's nose. Urban Dictionary

A staple in many chemistry labs, the chicken ventilator can also be called a hood. You do chemistry in there, and on rare occasions, you may also see a mustached man smoking a cigarette or ventilating chickens. Urban Dictionary

Really technical shit describing a draft or ventilation on or in the 4th dimension. Science people classify it along with infinity. Urban Dictionary

An arrangement of ducts, tubes, fans, heaters and controls used to introduce fresh air into or expel foul or stagnant air out of an automobile Urban Dictionary

Cross ventilation Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Ventilate

The word "ventilate" in example sentences

This also means that my laptop sits between two piles that offer just enough room on either side for the thing to rest on a small cardboard box I use to elevate the rear of the laptop and "ventilate" it. ❋ Joshenglish (2008)

The rooms "ventilate" from one to another; bedroom, dining-room, and kitchen being practically one room, with only one window opening to the ❋ Woods Hutchinson (1896)

He had recently declared in Yorkshire that "nothing on earth should ever tempt him to accept place," and that he was conscious of the power to compel the execution of measures which, before that democratic election, he could only "ventilate". ❋ John Knight Fotheringham (1867)

You and I often get angry at God or at life itself when we lose loved ones, and the Bible is telling us it's OK to feel that anger, even to "ventilate" that anger. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Diary of a Modern Matriarch about the topic of Prop 8 and a way to 'ventilate' the negative feelings about how all that crazy-ass shit went down on the West Coast. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Regularly clean and ventilate basements, bathrooms and kitchens. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Labor Department's lawsuit accuses Freedom of failing to do enough to prevent the mine's roof and walls from collapsing and to effectively ventilate the mine to remove methane and other gases. ❋ AP (2010)

And with drones all the rage in other theatres, if not yet in Libya, military types will indeed ventilate the matter as part of the Air Power Studies Debates being organised by King's College London. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Here's how to start returning your home to the condition it was in before the deluge: When the rains stop, open up the doors and windows to ventilate the area .. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That heat sink might not even be enough to keep it from destroying itself, and because its contained in that bulb housing it will be difficult to ventilate the hot air without a fan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Massey rebutted prior claims by the MSHA that the company failed to adequately ventilate the mine or spread inert crushed limestone to suppress coal dust. ❋ Kris Maher (2011)

As opposed to just spewing the warm exhaust air directly outside and bringing in cold outside air through the cracks in a leaky house, the HRV in a Passive House allows you to ventilate well without much of an energy penalty. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I turned on the exhaust fan and opened the doors to Second Avenue to allow the cool air to ventilate the studio. ❋ Joseph Pierce Farrell (2011)

Mr. Blankenship says he believes MSHA forced the company to use an inferior plan to ventilate methane from the mine, based on past disagreements between the company and the agency, and says MSHA has an incentive to withhold information. ❋ Kris Maher (2010)

• Meanwhile in France, a couple of papers, including France Soir, finally ventilate the mad rumours that the CIA plotted Dominique Strauss-Kahn's downfall. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I'll frag him with rockets, then ventilate him with my plasma rifle. ❋ Robert Brenner (2011)

But Massey said the disagreement over how to ventilate the mine showed just why the agency should have open hearings on the accident. ❋ Kris Maher (2010)

[Cactus Jack]: [Take] another [step] and I'll ventilate you! ❋ Evac156 (2005)

For [a second] I [thought] he was [going] to ventilate. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2007)

"[Yo] [jackass] you [wanna] get ventillated" ❋ Joel White (2005)

“She got a [nice ass]?” “[Nah man] that shit is [ventilated]”. ❋ Hanojnokreb (2023)

Girl, I'm [dyin'] in here. I've gotta [step] outside and get some [ventilation]. ❋ SuperPry (2010)

I gave her the ventilator and [smoke] [came] out her [mouth]. ❋ Skankypants (2015)

I was goin dahn the chem lab to [ventilate] [some chickens] when I found [grundle tickler] Frank smoking a cigarette in the chicken ventilator. ❋ John Dubich (2007)

After [baking brownies] [the room] sure needed cross-ventilation while my pants needed [washing]. ❋ Col. Klux (2003)

The new [Toyota Echo] 4-Door [Sedan] features [a heater] & boost ventilator. ❋ Iain K. MacLeod (2003)

[In the building] ❋ Anonymous (2003)

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