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Noxious vs Ventilate - What's the difference?

noxious | ventilate |

As a adjective noxious

is harmful; injurious.

As a verb ventilate is

to replace stale or noxious air with fresh.

noxious

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Harmful; injurious.
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    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "noxious" is often applied: substance, chemical, fume, gas, odor, plant, weed, animal, stimulus, stimulation.

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    ventilate

    English

    Verb

    (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.