ventilate

tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

1. To admit fresh air into (a mine, for example) to replace stale or noxious air.
2. To circulate through and freshen: A sea breeze ventilated the rooms.
3. To provide with a vent, as for airing.
4. To expose (a substance) to the circulation of fresh air, as to retard spoilage.
5. To expose to public discussion or examination: The students ventilated their grievances.
6. To aerate or oxygenate (blood).

[Middle English ventilaten, to blow away, from Latin ventilāre, ventilāt-, to fan, from ventulus, diminutive of ventus, wind.]

verb

1. To expose to circulating air: aerate, air, wind¹. See breath/breathlessness, open/close.
2. To utter publicly: air, express, put, state, vent. Idioms: come out with. See show/hide, words.

v

Definition: air out; make known
Antonyms: close

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The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
  Synonyms: vent, air out, air

Meaning #2: expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage

Meaning #3: circulate through and freshen

Meaning #4: give expression or utterance to
  Synonyms: vent, give vent

Meaning #5: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ventilere, udlufte, drøfte, bringe på bane

Nederlands (Dutch)
luchten (ook van gevoelens etc.), uiten, openbaar maken, ventileren, zuurstofrijk maken, (be)ademen

Français (French)
v. tr. - aérer, (Méd) ventiler, (fig) exprimer (qch) publiquement

Deutsch (German)
v. - lüften, mit Sauerstoff versorgen, vorbringen, äußern, erörtern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αερίζω, κάνω εξαερισμό, (μτφ.) διατυπώνω ή εκθέτω δημόσια, βγάζω στη φόρα, εξαερίζω

Italiano (Italian)
ventilare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ventilar, oxigenar

Русский (Russian)
проветривать, обсуждать вопрос, высказывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ventilar, airear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ventilera, vädra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使空气流通, 宣布, 使通风

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使空氣流通, 宣佈, 使通風

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 공기를 통하다, 환기시키다, 공개토론에 붙이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 空気を通す, 換気する, 酸素を補給する, 論議にのぼす, 表明する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) هوى, عرض للهواء, اعلن عن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אוורר, העלה לדיון פומבי, הביא לידיעת הציבור‬

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