hyperventilate
1hyperventilate — v. i. to breathe rapidly and deeply; to breathe excessively; as, The mountain climber started to hyperventilate. [WordNet 1.5] …
2hyperventilate — breathe deeply and rapidly, 1931, from HYPER (Cf. hyper ) + VENTILATE (Cf. ventilate). Related: Hyperventilated; hyperventilating …
3hyperventilate — ► VERB 1) breathe at an abnormally rapid rate. 2) be or become overexcited. DERIVATIVES hyperventilation noun …
4hyperventilate — UK [ˌhaɪpə(r)ˈventɪˌleɪt] / US [ˌhaɪpərˈvent(ə)lˌeɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms hyperventilate : present tense I/you/we/they hyperventilate he/she/it hyperventilates present participle hyperventilating past tense hyperventilated past… …
5hyperventilate — verb 1. produce hyperventilation in The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient • Derivationally related forms: ↑hyperventilation • Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑care for • Verb Frames: Somebody s someb …
6hyperventilate — hy·per·ven·ti·late vent əl .āt vb, lat·ed; lat·ing vi to breathe rapidly and deeply: undergo hyperventilation <some swimmers hyperventilate> vt to subject to hyperventilation <he hyperventilated his lungs by deep breathing> …
7hyperventilate — [[t]ha͟ɪpə(r)ventɪleɪt[/t]] hyperventilates, hyperventilating, hyperventilated VERB If someone hyperventilates, they begin to breathe very fast in an uncontrollable way, usually because they are very frightened, tired, or excited. I… …
8hyperventilate — intransitive verb Date: 1931 to breathe rapidly and deeply ; undergo hyperventilation …
9hyperventilate — /huy peuhr ven tl ayt /, v., hyperventilated, hyperventilating. v.i. 1. to be afflicted with hyperventilation; breathe abnormally fast and deep. v.t. 2. to cause (a patient) to breathe more rapidly and deeply than normal. [1930 35; back formation …
10hyperventilate — verb To breathe quickly and deeply …
