Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026 According to the Environmental Protection Agency, keeping your home ventilated can reduce the spread of common illnesses like the flu.

VENTILATED definition: 1. (of a space) having fresh air entering and moving around it: 2. (of a person) having air forced…. Learn more.

be ventilated (by something) The bathroom is ventilated by means of an extractor fan. The building is naturally ventilated. a well-ventilated room Topics Buildings c2 Oxford Collocations Dictionary …

After an 11-hour surgery last September, Etta needed to be ventilated and her abdomen covered with a mesh as it couldn't be fully closed due to swelling, but she now has a healthy liver.

2. To circulate through and freshen: A sea breeze ventilated the rooms. 3. To provide with a vent, as for airing. 4. To expose (a substance) to the circulation of fresh air, as to retard spoilage. 5. To expose …

adjective exposed to air “a well ventilated room” synonyms: aired, airy open to or abounding in fresh air

If you ventilate a room or building, you allow fresh air to get into it. Ventilate the room properly when paint stripping. [VERB noun] The pit is ventilated by a steel fan. [VERB noun] ...badly ventilated …

Ventilate Definition vĕntl-āt ventilated, ventilates, ventilating Meanings Synonyms Sentences Definition Source Origin Verb

She opened the windows to ventilate the room. The room was adequately/poorly ventilated.

• Ensure that your place of work is properly ventilated, lit and when necessary, heated. • After treatment the store should be ventilated until the chlorine smell has dispersed.