Adjective: ventilated 'ven-ti,ley-tidVerb: ventilate 'ven-ti,leyt
- Let in fresh air to replace the current air
"ventilate the smoke-filled rooms";
- vent, air out, air
- Expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
"Wheat should be well ventilated"
- Circulate through and freshen
"The gust of air ventilated the room"
- Furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
"The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"
- Give expression or utterance to
"She needed to ventilate her frustrations about the project";
- vent, give vent
See also: aired, airy, louvered [N. Amer], louvred [Brit, US], vented
Type of: alter, change, circulate, evince [formal], expose, express, freshen, modify, refresh, show
Antonym: unventilated
Encyclopedia: Ventilate