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Webster 1913 Edition

Eventilate

E-ven′ti-late

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
eventilatus
, p. p. of
eventilare
to fan. See
Ventilate
.]
1.
To winnow out; to fan.
[Obs.]
Cockeram.
2.
To discuss; to ventilate.
[Obs.]
Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Eventilate

EVEN'TILATE

,
Verb.
T.
To winnow; to fan; to discuss. [See Ventilate.]

Definition 2024

eventilate

eventilate

English

Verb

eventilate ‎(third-person singular simple present eventilates, present participle eventilating, simple past and past participle eventilated)

  1. (obsolete) To winnow out; to fan.
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  2. (obsolete) To discuss; to ventilate.
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Etymology

From Latin eventilatus, past participle of eventilare ‎(“to fan”). See ventilate.

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