English-Thai Dictionary

ventilate

VT ระบาย ลม  ถ่ายเทอากาศ  ระบายอากาศ  ทำ ทาง ระบายอากาศ  ทำให้ อากาศ เข้า ได้  aerate freshen ra-bai-lom

 

ventilate

VT ระบาย อารมณ์  ระบาย ความรู้สึก  divulge ra-bai-a-rom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VENTILATE

v.t.[L. ventilo, from ventus, wind. ] 1. To fan with wind; to open and expose to the free passage of air or wind; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar.
2. To cause the air to pass through; as, to ventilate a mine.
3. To winnow; to fan; as, to ventilate wheat.
4. To examine; to discuss; that is, to agitate; as, to ventilate questions of policy. [Not now in use. ]

 

VENTILATED

pp. Exposed to the action of the air; fanned; winnowed; discussed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VENTILATE

Ven "ti *late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ventilated; p. pr. & vb. n.Ventilating. ] Etym: [L. ventilatus, p. p. of ventilare to toss, brandish in the air, to fan, to winnow, from ventus wind; akin to E. wind. See Wind rushing air. ]

 

1. 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.

 

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

 

3. To change or renew, as the air of a room. Harvey.

 

4. To winnow; to fan; as, to ventilate wheat.

 

5. To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion; as, to ventilate questions of policy. Ayliffe.

 

6. To give vent; to utter; to make public. Macaulay took occasion to ventilate one of those starling, but not very profound, paradoxes. J. C. Shairp.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ventilate

ven ti late |ˈventəˌlāt ˈvɛn (t )əˌleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause air to enter and circulate freely in (a room, building, etc. ): ventilate the greenhouse well | [ as adj., in combination ] (-ventilated ) : gas heaters should only ever be used in well-ventilated rooms. • (of air ) purify or freshen (something ) by blowing on or through it: a colossus ventilated by the dawn breeze. • Medicine subject to artificial respiration. • archaic oxygenate (the blood ). 2 discuss or examine (an opinion, issue, complaint, etc. ) in public: he used the club to ventilate an ongoing complaint. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘winnow, scatter ’): from Latin ventilat- ‘blown, winnowed, ’ from the verb ventilare, from ventus ‘wind. ’ The sense ‘cause air to circulate in ’ dates from the mid 18th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ventilate

ven ¦ti |late |ˈvɛntɪleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause air to enter and circulate freely in (a room, building, etc. ): ventilate the greenhouse well | (as adj., in combination -ventilated ) : gas heaters should only ever be used in well-ventilated rooms. 2 discuss or examine (an opinion, issue, or complaint ) in public: he used the club to ventilate an ongoing complaint. 3 Medicine subject to artificial respiration. • archaic oxygenate (the blood ). 4 informal kill (someone ) by shooting: I pull out a gun and ventilate her dinner companion. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘winnow, scatter ’): from Latin ventilat- ‘blown, winnowed ’, from the verb ventilare, from ventus ‘wind ’. Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ventilate

ventilate verb ventilate all work areas: air, aerate, air out, oxygenate, air-condition, fan; freshen, cool.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ventilate

ventilate verb 1 the conservatory will become stiflingly hot if not properly ventilated: aerate, air, oxygenate, air-condition, fan, freshen, refresh, cool. 2 the workers ventilated their discontent: express, give expression to, air, give an airing to, bring into the open, raise, register, lodge, bring up, come out with, reveal, assert, declare, communicate, utter, voice, give voice to, put into words, verbalize, talk about, discuss, debate, talk over.

 

French Dictionary

ventilateur

ventilateur n. m. nom masculin 1 Appareil servant à renouveler l ’air d ’un lieu. : Un ventilateur (et non un *éventail ). 2 Appareil assurant le refroidissement d ’un moteur.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ventilate

ven ti late /vént (ə )lèɪt /動詞 他動詞 1 〈部屋など 〉に風を通す, …を換気する ; 〈空気が 〉〈部屋など 〉を通る .2 〈問題など 〉を公開して自由に論議 [討論 ]する ; …を公表する .