Aerate vs Ventilate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between aerate and ventilate

is that aerate is to supply oxygen or air while ventilate is to replace stale or noxious air with fresh.

(en-verb)

To supply oxygen or air.

* aeration * aerator

(ventilat)

To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.

To circulate air through a building, etc.

To provide with a vent.

To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.

To expose something to public examination or discussion.

(medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.