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Description
Vent: \ˈvent\

Etymology:
Middle English, in part from "vent", in part short for aventen to release (air), from Anglo-French aventer, alteration of Old French esventer to air, from es- ex- (from Latin ex-) + vent wind, from Latin ventus — more at wind.
Date: 14th century

transitive verb
1: to provide with a vent

2 a: to serve as a vent for
b: discharge, expel
c: to give often vigorous or emotional expression to < vented her frustration on her coworkers>

3: to relieve by means of a vent intransitive verb: to relieve oneself by venting something (as anger)

Description
Vent: \ˈvent\

Etymology:
Middle English, in part from "vent", in part short for aventen to release (air), from Anglo-French aventer, alteration of Old French esventer to air, from es- ex- (from Latin ex-) + vent wind, from Latin ventus — more at wind.
Date: 14th century

transitive verb
1: to provide with a vent

2 a: to serve as a vent for
b: discharge, expel
c: to give often vigorous or emotional expression to < vented her frustration on her coworkers>

3: to relieve by means of a vent intransitive verb: to relieve oneself by venting something (as anger)