ventilate vs circulate

circulate vs ventilate

ventilate and circulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ventilate	No	No	Yes	No
circulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, circulate is a hypernym of ventilate; that is, circulate is a word with a broader meaning than ventilate:

ventilate: circulate through and freshen
circulate: move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

ventilate (verb)	circulate (verb)
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen	cause to become widely known
furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape	become widely known and passed on
give expression or utterance to	move around freely from person to person or from place to place
circulate through and freshen	move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage	cause to be distributed
	cause to move in a circuit or system

Difference between ventilate and circulate

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