ventilate
verb
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to expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen“Many Europeans like to ventilate rooms with fresh air, even in the dead of winter.”air
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to furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape“We ventilated the basement.”
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to give expression or utterance to“They ventilated their deepest secrets to their psychologists.”vent
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to circulate through and freshen“The gust of air ventilated the room.”
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to expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage“Wheat should be well ventilated.”