ventilate

Etymology

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

Verb

ventilate (third-person singular simple present ventilates, present participle ventilating, simple past and past participle ventilated)

1. To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
2. To circulate air through a building, etc.
3. To provide with a vent.
4. To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
5. To expose something to public examination or discussion.
6. (medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.
7. (slang) To shoot sb. with a firearm, to pierce with bullets.
   • 2010, Michael Miller, Deep Nights

     If we went in and there was no burglar, and we got into a shooting with the homeowner and ventilated him, that would be a little difficult to explain.

Adjective

ventilate

1. feminine plural of ventilato

Verb

ventilate

1. second-person plural present indicative of ventilare
2. second-person plural imperative of ventilare
3. feminine plural of ventilato

Anagrams

• levitante

Verb

ventilāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ventilō