Verb
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furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
"The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"
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give expression or utterance to
"She vented her anger"
"The graduates gave vent to cheers"
- give vent -
circulate through and freshen
"The gust of air ventilated the room"
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expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
"Wheat should be well ventilated"
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expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
"air the old winter clothes"
"air out the smoke-filled rooms"
- air out