VENTILATE


Meaning of VENTILATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈven-tə-ˌlāt ]

transitive verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, discussed, aired, from Late Latin ventilatus, past participle of ventilare, from Latin, to fan, winnow, from ventus wind — more at wind

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : to examine, discuss, or investigate freely and openly : expose

ventilating family quarrels in public

b. : to make public : utter

ventilated their objections at length

2. archaic : to free from chaff by winnowing

3.

a. : to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing

ventilate stored grain

also : oxygenate , aerate

ventilate blood in the lungs

b. : to subject the lungs to ventilation

artificially ventilate a patient in respiratory distress

4.

a. of a current of air : to pass or circulate through so as to freshen

b. : to cause fresh air to circulate through (as a room or mine)

5. : to provide an opening in (a burning structure) to permit escape of smoke and heat

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.