ventilate meaning
ventilate :
to supply with fresh air
verb
▪ We need to ventilate the room.
▪ We need to supply the room with fresh air.
▪ Please ventilate the office daily.
▪ Please supply fresh air to the office daily.
paraphrasing
▪ air out – supply with air
▪ circulate – move air around
▪ aerate – add air to
▪ freshen – make fresh
Pronunciation
ventilate [ˈvɛn.tɪ.leɪt]
The stress is on the first syllable 'ven' and sounds like 'ven-ti-late'.
Common phrases and grammar about ventilate
ventilate - Common meaning
verb
to supply with fresh air
Part of Speech Changes for "ventilate"
▪ ventilation (noun) – the process of supplying fresh air.
▪ ventilator (noun) – a device that supplies air.
▪ ventilatory (adjective) – related to supplying air.
Common Expressions with "ventilate"
▪ ventilate a room – supply a room with fresh air
▪ ventilate the office – supply the office with air
▪ ventilate properly – properly supply with air
▪ ventilate regularly – supply air regularly
Important examples of ventilate in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, ventilate is usually used to mean to supply with fresh air.
Example of a confusing word: vacate (to leave)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Ventilate is used as a transitive verb, often taking the place or room as its object in TOEIC grammar questions.
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Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
No common idioms found for ventilate in TOEIC Part 7 passages.
Differences between similar words and ventilate
ventilate
,
air
differences
Ventilate means to supply an area with fresh air, while air means to expose or make something have air.
ventilate
,
aerate
differences
Ventilate means to supply with fresh air, whereas aerate means to introduce air into materials, often for health or growth.
Words with the same origin as ventilate
The origin of ventilate
ventilate comes from the Latin 'ventilare', meaning 'to fan or supply air'.
Word structure
The word 'ventilate' is composed of the root 'vent' meaning 'wind or air' and the suffix 'ilate' indicating an action.
Words with the same origin
The root of ventilate is 'vent'. Words with the same root include 'vent', 'ventilation', and 'ventilator'.
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