Definitions

ventilate

[ven-tl-eyt] / ˈvɛn tlˌeɪt /

VERB

air out; make known

Synonyms

STRONGEST

vent

STRONG

advertise air broach broadcast circulate debate deliberate discourse discuss examine express free give introduce moot publish put scrutinize sift state verbalize

WEAK

bring into the open bring up go into take up talk about talk of talk over thresh out

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet close close up hide hold suppress take

Example Sentences

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Ventilate all glass houses much less, especially during fogs.

From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Biddle, Violet Purton

Ventilate freely during the day when over 55° give 45° at night.

From Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)

Ventilate on all favourable occasions, and close the frames early after copious syringing.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

Ventilate the bed every day to allow steam and ammonia fumes to pass off.

From Three Acres and Liberty by Hall, Bolton

Counsellor Ventilate and the law: Raptures excited by the panegyric of Blackstone: Dialogues legal and political, with characteristic traits Meantime the appointed interview between me and Counsellor Ventilate took place.

From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas

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