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How to pronounce ventilate in American English

“ventilate” pronunciation by American speakers

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“ventilate” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. Start to ventilate the patient.

    NIH

  2. Never use oxygen to ventilate any space.

    Dept of Labor

  3. ventilate nothing under any conditions ever, until you have water on the fire.

    NIST

Words that sound like “ventilate”

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