verb🔗ShareTo replace stale or noxious air with fresh.""The teacher opened the windows to ventilate the classroom after the art project, because the paint fumes were strong." "architecturebuildingenvironmentutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo circulate air through a building, etc."We opened the windows to ventilate the stuffy classroom. "buildingarchitectureenvironmentutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo provide with a vent."The mechanic ventilated the gas tank to prevent a dangerous buildup of fumes. "architecturebuildingutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo expose something to the circulation of fresh air."We opened the windows to ventilate the classroom after the art project. "environmentarchitecturebuildingutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo expose something to public examination or discussion."The company's questionable accounting practices were ventilated in the news report. "communicationmediapoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient."After the car accident, paramedics arrived and ventilated the unconscious driver with a bag valve mask. "medicinephysiologyanatomytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets."The bank robbers threatened to ventilate anyone who moved during the heist. "militaryweaponwarpoliceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
