- to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- Medicine/Medical.
- to oxygenate (blood) by exposure to air in the lungs or gills.
- to assist the breathing of (a person), as with a respirator.
- (of air or wind) to circulate through or blow on, so as to cool or freshen the air of: Cool breezes ventilated the house.
- to expose to the action of air or wind: to ventilate floor timbers.
- to submit (a question, problem, etc.) to open, full examination and discussion.
- to give utterance or expression to (an opinion, complaint, etc.).
- to furnish with a vent or opening, as for the escape of air or gas.
- to give utterance or expression to one's emotions, opinions, complaints, etc.
- to drive foul air out of (an enclosed area)
- to provide with a means of airing
- to expose (a question, grievance, etc) to public examination or discussion
- to oxygenate (the blood) in the capillaries of the lungs
- to winnow (grain)
