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VENTILATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen

Example:

air out the smoke-filled rooms

Synonyms:

air; air out; vent; ventilate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "ventilate" is one way to...):

freshen; refresh (make (to feel) fresh)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

vent (a hole for the escape of gas or air)

ventilator (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape

Example:

The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "ventilate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

ventilation (the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air)

ventilator (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)

ventilatory (provided with ventilation or involving pulmonary ventilation)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give expression or utterance to

Example:

The graduates gave vent to cheers

Synonyms:

give vent; vent; ventilate

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "ventilate" is one way to...):

evince; express; show (give expression to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

ventilation (free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Circulate through and freshen

Example:

The gust of air ventilated the room

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ventilate" is one way to...):

circulate (move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

ventilation (the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air)

ventilation (a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage

Example:

Wheat should be well ventilated

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "ventilate" is one way to...):

expose (expose or make accessible to some action or influence)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

ventilation (a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air)

ventilator (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)

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