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ventilate.

To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvɛntɪleɪt/
  1. To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.

  2. To circulate air through a building, etc.

  3. To provide with a vent.

  4. To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.

  5. To expose something to public examination or discussion.

  6. To provide manual or mechanical breathing to (a patient).

    transitive
  7. To breathe.

    intransitive
  8. To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.

    slang · transitive
  9. To stab (a person).

    slang · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English, borrowed from Latin ventilātus, past participle of ventilō.

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