éventer

See also: eventer

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exventō, exventāre, from Latin ventus (wind). Compare Catalan esventar, Italian sventare, Old Occitan esventar, Romanian zvânta, Sicilian sbintari.

Verb

éventer

  1. (dated) to air, ventilate (expose to the air)
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to fan
  3. (nautical) to expose to the wind
  4. (reflexive, of foods) to go off, go stale, go flat

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