ventilate
/ˈvɛntɪleɪt/
verb
- To allow fresh air to move through a room, building, or space.
- The architect designed the school to ventilate naturally without air conditioning.
- You should ventilate your attic to prevent moisture buildup.
- Please open the windows to ventilate the kitchen after cooking.
- To express or discuss an opinion, feeling, or problem openly.
- The meeting gave everyone a chance to ventilate their concerns about the new policy.
- It's healthy to ventilate your feelings with a trusted friend.
- She needed to ventilate her frustration after the long delay.
- To provide a person or animal with air for breathing, especially using a medical ventilator.
- Doctors ventilated the premature baby to help her lungs develop.
- In intensive care, a machine can ventilate a patient who cannot breathe on their own.
- The paramedics had to ventilate the patient until they reached the hospital.