Ventilate

ven′ti-lāt, v.t. to fan with wind: to open to the free pa age of air: to cause fresh air to pa through: to expose to examination and discu ion: to make public.— adj. Ven′tilable .— ns. Ventilā′brum , flabellum; Ventilā′tion , act or art of ventilating: state of being ventilated: free exposure to air: supply of air: act of examining and making public: public exposure.— adj. Ven′tilātive .— n. Ven′tilātor , that which ventilates: a contrivance for introducing fresh air. [L. ventilāre , -ātum — ventulus , dim. of vent us , the wind.]