ventilateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈven.tɪ.leɪt/us/ˈven.t̬əl.eɪt/ventilate verb [ T ] (PROVIDE AIR)
to cause fresh air to enter and move around a closed space:
I work in a very well-/poorly-ventilated building.
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Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- char
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten
- straighten sth out
- straighten sth up
- tidy sth away
- vac
- valet
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ventilate verb [ T ] (MAKE KNOWN)
formal to express an opinion or mention a subject so that it can be discussed by others:
She used the meeting to ventilate all her grievances.
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Expressing and asking opinions
- apothegm
- ask
- come out
- couch
- day
- editorialize
- far
- for my money idiom
- pronounce
- put
- put yourself across
- remark
- run
- run sth by sb
- screed
- soapbox
- sound off
- stake
- talk
- talk sth over
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