<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.</li><li>Medicine/Medical: to oxygenate (blood) by exposure to air in the lungs or gills.</li><li>to assist the breathing of (a person), as with a respirator.</li><li>(of air or wind) to circulate through or blow on, so as to cool or freshen the air of: Cool breezes ventilated the house.</li><li>to expose to the action of air or wind: to ventilate floor timbers.</li><li>to submit (a question, problem, etc.) to open, full examination and discussion.</li><li>Synonyms: report, circulate, publicize, broadcast.</li><li>to give utterance or expression to (an opinion, complaint, etc.).</li><li>to furnish with a vent or opening, as for the escape of air or gas.</li></ul>