ventilate
pronunciation
How to pronounce ventilate in British English:
UK [ˈventɪleɪt]
How to pronounce ventilate in American English:
US [ˈventɪleɪt]
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- Verb:
- expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
- expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
- circulate through and freshen
- give expression or utterance to
- furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
Word Origin
- ventilate (v.)
- early 15c., "to scatter, disperse (as the wind does)," from Latin ventilatus, past participle of ventilare "to brandish, toss in the air, winnow, fan, agitate, set in motion," from ventulus "a breeze," diminutive of ventus "wind" (see wind (n.1)). Original notion is of cleaning grain by tossing it in the air and letting the wind blow away the chaff. Meaning "supply a room with fresh air" first recorded 1743 (see ventilation). Formerly with diverse slang senses, including "shoot" (someone), recorded from 1875. Related: Ventilated; ventilating.
Example
- 1. Ventilate as much as possible to completely air out the room or spill zone with outside air .
- 2. Safety officials said it would take at least 96 hours to ventilate the mine of deadly methane gas to make it safe for search crews to enter .
- 3. His menara umno tower on penang island was the first to use wind to ventilate its interiors and the big , corporate practices have been paying careful attention .