Anematize

/əˈnɛmətaɪz/ verb

Definition

To expose to air or wind; to ventilate.

Etymology

From Greek 'anemos' (wind) + '-ize' (to cause or make). A rare technical verb from scientific literature meaning to subject to air circulation.

Kelly Says

This obscure verb shows how scientific terminology was being created—18th-century scientists needed words for new experimental procedures, so they literally borrowed 'wind' from Greek and made it a verb.

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