Ventilate

·vt To change or renew, as the air of a room.

II. Ventilate ·vt To give vent; to Utter; to make public.

III. Ventilate ·vt To Winnow; to Fan; as, to ventilate wheat.

IV. Ventilate ·vt To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, ·etc.; as, to ventilate a mold, or a water-wheel bucket.

V. Ventilate ·vt To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion; as, to ventilate questions of policy.

VI. Ventilate ·vt To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to Air; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a mine.