ventilative

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adjective

Having the functions of a ventilator; giving ventilation.

OriginEnglish ventilate ← Latin ventilātus ← Proto-Italic *wē̆ntos →
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Meanings

adjectiveventilative (comparative more ventilative, superlative most ventilative)

comparative more ventilative · superlative most ventilative

  1. Having the functions of a ventilator; giving ventilation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂weh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wḗh₁ti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wéh₁n̥ts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wéh₁n̥tos
  5. Proto-Italic*wē̆ntos
  6. Latinventus
  7. Latinventulus
  8. Latinventilō
  9. Latinventilātus
  10. Englishventilate
  11. Englishventilative

From ventilate + -ive.

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APA

ventilative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventilative

MLA

“ventilative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventilative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ventilative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventilative.

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