1.
[syn: aired, airy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Air \Air\ ([^a]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aired ([^a]rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Airing.] [See Air, n., and cf. A["e]rate.]
1. To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling,
refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room.
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It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were aired.
--Bacon.
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Were you but riding forth to air yourself. --Shak.
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2. To expose for the sake of public notice; to display
ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion.
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Airing a snowy hand and signet gem. --Tennyson.
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3. To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness,
or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
aired \aired\ ([^a]rd), adj.
abounding in fresh air.
Syn: airy
[WordNet 1.5]
2. made public by radio or television. The report was aired
on the seven o'clock news.
Syn: broadcast
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aired
adj 1: open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" [syn:
aired, airy]