What is the meaning of the word "ventilate"?

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  1. to circulate through and freshen copy to clipboard verb
    • The gust of air ventilated the room. copy to clipboard
  2. to expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen copy to clipboard verb
    • Many Europeans like to ventilate rooms with fresh air, even in the dead of winter. copy to clipboard
  3. to expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage copy to clipboard verb
    • Wheat should be well ventilated. copy to clipboard
  4. to furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape copy to clipboard verb
    • We ventilated the basement. copy to clipboard
  5. to give expression or utterance to copy to clipboard verb
    • They ventilated their deepest secrets to their psychologists. copy to clipboard

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