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hyperventilate

hy·per·ven·tilate

uncommon

verb

1.

produce hyperventilation in

  • “The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient”
2.

breathe excessively hard and fast

  • “The mountain climber started to hyperventilate”

Origin

From hyper- + ventilate.

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