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ventilate

verb

Meaning

  • 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.

  • To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.

  • To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.