verb
- Expose to fresh air.
- usage: "aerate your old sneakers"
- Be broadcast.
- usage: "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P. M."
- synonyms: air
- Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.
- usage: "We cannot air this X-rated song"
- Make public.
- usage: "She aired her opinions on welfare"
- Expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry.
- usage: "Air linen"
- synonyms: air
- Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen.
- usage: "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
adjective
- Open to or abounding in fresh air.
- usage: "airy rooms"
- synonyms: airy
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