Synonyms for ventilate

Most common

breathe · plug · agitate

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

smother

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.

Related words

Word family

ventilator ventilation

Forms

Past participle

ventilated
e.g. ventilated → aired, vented, breathed, fanned…

Example sentences

• breathe However, they can help him breathe with a machine.
• plug Algeria needs plug-and-play production facilities.
• agitate Now is not the time to agitate the hornet's nest.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

air¹, fan¹

4 letters

plug¹, vent¹, moot¹, sift¹

6 letters

debate²

7 letters

discuss², breathe¹, canvass², agitate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (debate² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

ventiler

Español

ventilar

Deutsch

ventilieren