ventilate

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈvɛntɪleɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #42919

Meanings

1

verb
To let fresh air move through a room or building.

Open a window to ventilate the kitchen while you cook.
2

verb
To help someone breathe using a machine, especially in a hospital.

The patient had to be ventilated for several days after the surgery.
3

verb
To express feelings or discuss an issue openly.

The meeting gave staff a chance to ventilate their concerns about the new policy.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to let fresh air move... air

2 verb · to help someone breathe... breathe

3 verb · to express feelings or... vent

Word family

Forms ventilatedventilatesventilating

Derived forms reventilate

Related forms ventilation

Simplified etymology

Ventilate entered English in late Middle English and ultimately derives from Latin ventus, “wind.” Latin ventus is related through their shared Indo-European root to English wind.

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Latin ventilātus, past participle of ventilō.

*h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European ventilātus Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# ventilate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈvɛntɪleɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 42919

## Meanings
1. To let fresh air move through a room or building.
2. To help someone breathe using a machine, especially in a hospital.
3. To express feelings or discuss an issue openly.

## Examples
- Open a window to ventilate the kitchen while you cook.
- The patient had to be ventilated for several days after the surgery.
- The meeting gave staff a chance to ventilate their concerns about the new policy.

## Derived Forms
- reventilate

## Related Forms
- ventilation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂weh₁-
- Root: ventilātus

## Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Latin ventilātus, past participle of ventilō.

## AI Etymology
Ventilate is from Middle English, borrowed from Latin ventilātus, past participle of ventilō. In present-day use, it can mean to let fresh air move through a room or building, or to help someone breathe using a machine, especially in a hospital. Derived formations include reventilate.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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