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ven·ti·late    (vntl-t) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ven·ti·lat·ed , ven·ti·lat·ing , ven·ti·lates

1. To admit fresh air into (a mine, for example) to replace stale or noxious air.
2. To circulate through and freshen: A sea breeze ventilated the rooms.
3. To provide with a vent, as for airing.
4. To expose (a substance) to the circulation of fresh air, as to retard spoilage.
5. To expose to public discussion or examination: The students ventilated their grievances.
6. To aerate or oxygenate (blood).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English ventilaten, to blow away, from Latin ventilre , ventilt-, to fan, from ventulus, diminutive of ventus, wind; see w- in Indo-European roots

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