vent

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /vɛnt/ UK /vɛnt/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like bent /v/ vs /b/

Meanings

1

verb
to give free expression to a strong emotion

He needed to vent his frustration to someone who would listen.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to give free expression to... express release air discharge voice unleash

Opposites

suppress repress bottle contain

Word family

Derived forms ventage

Related forms ventilate ventilation

Simplified etymology

Vent entered English in late Middle English and ultimately derives from Latin ventus, “wind.” Latin ventus and English wind descend from the same Indo-European root.

Etymology

From Old French 'venter' ('to blow, expose to air'), from 'vent' ('wind'), from Latin 'ventus' ('wind'). The 'give expression to' sense is figurative.

venter Old French ventus Latin *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# vent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /vɛnt/
**IPA (UK):** /vɛnt/

## Meanings
1. to give free expression to a strong emotion

## Examples
- He needed to vent his frustration to someone who would listen.

## Synonyms
- express
- release
- air
- discharge
- voice
- unleash

## Antonyms
- suppress
- repress
- bottle
- contain

## Derived Forms
- ventage

## Related Forms
- ventilate
- ventilation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: venter
- Root: ventus
- Root: *h₂weh₁-

## Etymology
From Old French 'venter' ('to blow, expose to air'), from 'vent' ('wind'), from Latin 'ventus' ('wind'). The 'give expression to' sense is figurative.

## AI Etymology
Vent is from Old French 'venter' ('to blow, expose to air'), from 'vent' ('wind'), from Latin 'ventus' ('wind'). The 'give expression to' sense is figurative. Important recorded forms include venter (Old French), ventus (Latin), and *h₂weh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers to give free expression to a strong emotion. The wider family includes derived forms such as ventage and related words such as ventilate and ventilation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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