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ventilates

ventilates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ventilate.

Meaning of ventilate

Verb

ventilate (third-person singular simple present ventilates, present participle ventilating, simple past and past participle ventilated)

  1. To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
  2. To circulate air through a building, etc.
  3. To provide with a vent.
  4. To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
  5. To expose something to public examination or discussion.
    • "Well, I did my best. I had no hopes, and it has worked out as I thought. It is a pure waste of time." "Not at all," Malone answered. "It has ventilated an evil. There were reporters in court. Surely some of them have some sense. They will note the injustice."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
  6. (transitive) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to (a patient).

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Questions about ventilates

What is ventilates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ventilates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ventilate.

Words near ventilates in the dictionary

  1. ventilable
  2. ventilagin
  3. ventilatable
  4. ventilate
  5. ventilated
  6. ventilates
  7. ventilating
  8. ventilating shaft
  9. ventilating shafts
  10. ventilation
  11. ventilation shaft

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