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