vent

vent
subs.
Way of escape: P. and V. ἔξοδος, ἡ.
Opportunity: P. and V. ἀ̆φορμή, ἡ.
Give vent to, put into action: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
Be carried away by: P. and V. ἐκφέρεσθαι (dat.); see vent, v.
Express: P. and V. ἀ̆ποφαίνεσθαι; see express.
Utter: P. and V. ἀ̆φῑέναι, V. γεγωνεῖν, γεγωνίσκειν, Ar. and V. ἐξαυδᾶν (or mid.), αὐδᾶν (or mid.); see utter.
Show: P. and V. φαίνειν, δηλοῦν, δεικνύναι; see show.

vent
v. trans.
P. and V. ἀ̆φῑέναι.
Vent one’s wrath on a person: P. τὴν ὀργὴν ἀφιέναι εἰς (acc.) (Dem. 74), ὀργὴν ἐφίεναι (dat.) (Plat. Legg. 731d) (cp. Eur. Hec. 1128), V. θῡμὸν ἀ̆φῑέναι εἰς (acc.) (Soph. Ant. 1088), ἐπιρρέπειν μῆνιν (dat.) (Aesch. Eum. 888); see visit.
He vented upon them a frightful curse: V. ἐκ δʼ ἔπνευσʼ αὐτοῖς ἀρὰς δεινάς (Eur. Phoen. 876).
Vent not your bitter wrath upon this land: V. τῇ γῇ τῇδε μὴ βαρὺν κότον σκήψησθε (Aesch. Eum. 800).

VENT

s. Admission of air aditus aeris. A vent-hole spiraculum (Plin.); spiramentum (Vitr.): to give vent to (PROP.) = to admit air ventilare (e.g. vinum; aditum aeris admittere; also aperire caelum (Plin.): = to let out rei viam aperire; (figuratively) erumpere: I must give vent to my joy erumpere licet mihi gaudium (Ter.): to give vent to one’s hatred odium expromere or effundere (against anybody in aliquem); odium dictis factisque explere: to give vent to one’s ill humor displeasure stomachum in aliquem erumpere; dolor meus in aliquem incursat: to give vent to one’s anger (against anyone) iram in aliquem effundere evomere erumpere; at a thing iram in rem vertere; in rem saevire: not to give vent to one’s anger iram supprimere or reprimere: to one’s hatred odium sorbere (litterally to swallow it).

Sale market venditio mercium. A good or quick vent *facilis et expedita venditio mercium: to find a good vent *facile vendi: to find no vent *repudiari: that has a good vent vendibilis (opposed to invendibilis).

vent (subs.):

I. An aperture, passage:

1. spīrācŭlum (a breathing-hole): Virg. Aen. 7, 568: Lucr.: Plin.

2. spīrāmen (rare and poet.): Enn.: Lucan.

3. spīrāmentum (a breathing-hole, pore): heat opens v.s (in the ground): calor s. relaxat, Virg. G. 1, 90.

4. via: in plur. joined with spiramenta, Virg. G. 1, 90.

5. fŏrāmen (an aperture): Cic.: Plin.

6. exĭtus, ûs (a passage out): Plin.

7. sometimes perh. ēmissārium (an outlet of a pond, lake, etc.): Cic.: Suet.

II. Fig.: escape, passage into notice or expression: Phr.: the matter took v., res percrebuit; in ore atque sermone omnium coepit esse, Cic. Verr. 2, 23, 56: their madness found v., furor erupit, id. Sull. 24, 67: their grief finds v. in tears, dolore erumpunt lacrimae, Quint.: when his tears found v., quum lacrimae prorumperent, Plin. Ep. 3, 16: v. TO BURST FORTH, BREAK OUT: to give v. to: ērumpo: v. foll. art.

III. Sale, market: vendĭtio: v SALE, MARKET.

vent (v.):

I. To let out by an aperture: perh per foramen ēmitto, mīsi, missum, 3: v. TO LET OUT.

II. Fig. To give v. or expression:

1. ērumpo, ūpi, uptum, 3: lest they v. their wrath on me, ne in me stomachum e., Cic. Att. 16, 3, 1: Liv.: Ter.: Tac.

2. effundo, ūdi, ūsum, 3: he v.s his anger on the Maronitae, in Maronitas iram e., Liv. 39, 34, init.

3. ēvŏmo, ui, ĭtum, 3: to v. his venom and bitterness, e. virus acerbitatis suae, Cic. Am. 23, 87.

4. exprōmo, psi, ptum, 3: then he v.'d his hatred, deinde suum e. odium, Cic. Att. 2, 12, 2: id. Mil. 13, 33: v. TO DISPLAY, EXPRESS, POUR FORTH.