ventilate

English

verb
Definitions
  • 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.
  • (medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.
  • (slang) To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ventilātus root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (blow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂weh₁-

Gloss

blow

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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