ventilate
To replace stale or noxious air with freshTo replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
» They ensure the office is well ventilated.
Meaning
9 sensesTo replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
lüften
expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
To circulate air through a building, etc.
belüften, ventilieren
circulate through and freshen
To provide with a vent.
To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
lüften, belüften
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
To expose something to public examination or discussion.
(transitive)To provide manual or mechanical breathing to (a patient).
beatmen
(intransitive)To breathe.
(slang, transitive)To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.
(slang, transitive)To stab (a person).
Examples
11 sentencesThey ensure the office is well ventilated.
He opened the window to ventilate the room.
ruОн открыл окно, чтобы проветрить комнату.
She opened the window to ventilate the room.
ruОна открыла окно, чтобы проветрить комнату.
The rooms are high-ceilinged and well ventilated.
deDie Zimmer haben eine hohe Decke und sind gut belüftet.
The building is high-ceilinged and well ventilated.
deDas Gebäude hat hohe Decken und ist gut belüftet.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English, borrowed from Latin ventilātus, past participle of ventilō.From Middle English, borrowed from Latin ventilātus, past participle of ventilō.
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Forms
ventilates, ventilating, ventilated, ventilated| Base form | ventilate · to ventilate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | ventilates |
| Present participle | ventilating |
| Past simple | ventilated |
| Past participle | ventilated |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle