0 to cause fresh air to enter and move around a closed space:
1 to express an opinion or mention a subject so that it can be discussed by others:
She used the meeting to ventilate all her grievances.
2 to cause fresh air to enter and move around an enclosed space:
Set up fans to ventilate the house, lower the temperature on the air conditioner, and run dehumidifiers to squeeze excess water out of the air.
If you must dry clothes inside, hang them on a clothes horse and open a window to ventilate the room.
He had two bouts of pneumonia and collapsed lungs, so he was put on a ventilator where he had to be ventilated hard.
The group gives people a place to ventilate their feelings of being tired, depressed and overwhelmed.
150 people gathered in McDougall's hall for the purpose of ventilating their grievances in regard to the timber law.
The trachea was intubated and the animals ventilated with 100% oxygen.
All were intubated, ventilated and sedated and required cardiovascular support with vasoactive drugs.
All patients were ventilated by using pressure control ventilation.
