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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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The system could eventually help ventilate greenhouses and other buildings without relying on fuel.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

After turning off the burners and opening windows to ventilate the apartment, the team contacted firefighters and stayed with the woman until they arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

This ramification wraps around an inner structure, enabling cooling winds off the sea to ventilate the property.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2023

This can cause people to snore, or it can also completely obstruct the airway and cause people to not be able to ventilate well.

From Scientific American • Jun. 29, 2023

He began by advising her to moderate the rigor of her mourning, to ventilate the house, to forgive the world for the death of José Arcadio.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.