Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eventilate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: even-ti-late
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To winnow out; to fan.

Obsolete

verb

To discuss; to ventilate.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I cannot forbear to touch another circumstance which might seem at first to be a miracle of Nature, beyond the causes which I have alledg'd; but having well eventilated it we shall find that it depends upon the same principles."
"I[f] regard be had to the Univerſity of humane Reaſon, it is no vvhere ſo narrovvly diſcuſſed and eventilated, and the judgement rectified by clear notions: […]"

Etymology

From Latin ēventilātus, past participle of ēventilō (“to fan”). See ventilate.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

eventilates (present, singular) eventilating (participle, present) eventilated (participle, past) eventilated (past)

Questions

What does eventilate mean?: To winnow out; to fan.
Where does eventilate come from?: From Latin ēventilātus, past participle of ēventilō (“to fan”). See ventilate.

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