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Postby Bailey » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:56 pm

Ok so I'm suggesting it anyway
vent 1(vnt)
n.
1. A means of escape or release from confinement; an outlet: give vent to one's anger.
2. An opening permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam.
3. The small hole at the breech of a gun through which the charge is ignited.
4. Zoology The excretory opening of the digestive tract in animals such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
5. Geology
a. The opening of a volcano in the earth's crust.
b. An opening on the ocean floor that emits hot water and dissolved minerals.
v. vent·ed, vent·ing, vents
v.tr.
1. To express (one's thoughts or feelings, for example), especially forcefully.
2. To release or discharge (steam, for example) through an opening.
3. To provide with a vent.
v.intr.
1. To vent one's feelings or opinions.
2. To be released or discharged through an opening.
3. To rise to the surface of water to breathe. Used of a marine mammal.



[Partly from French vent (from Old French) and partly alteration of French évent (from Old French esvent, from esventer, to let out air, from Vulgar Latin *exventre : Latin ex-; see ex- + Latin ventus, wind; see w- in Indo-European roots).]



venter n.
Synonyms: vent1, express, utter1, voice, air
These verbs mean to give outlet to thoughts or emotions. To vent is to unburden oneself of a strong pent-up emotion: "She was jealous ... and glad of any excuse to vent her pique" Edward G.E.L. Bulwer-Lytton.
Express, a more comprehensive term, refers to both verbal and nonverbal communication: found the precise words to express her idea; expressed his affection with a hug; "expressing emotion in the form of art" T.S. Eliot.
Utter involves vocal expression: "The words were uttered in the hearing of Montezuma" William Hickling Prescott.
Voice denotes the expression of outlook or viewpoint: The lawyer voiced her satisfaction with the verdict.
To air is to show off one's feelings, beliefs, or ideas: They aired their differences during dinner.

vent 2(vnt)
n.
A slit in a garment, as in the back seam of a jacket.



[Middle English vente, alteration (probably influenced by Old French vent, wind) of fente, from Old French, slit, from fendre, to split open, from Latin findere; see fission.]

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[Partly from French vent (from Old French) and partly alteration of French évent (from Old French esvent, from esventer, to let out air, from Vulgar Latin *exventre : Latin ex-; see ex- + Latin ventus, wind; see w- in Indo-European roots).]
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Postby Perry » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:36 pm

This got me wondering if invent wasn't related (the idea was getting an idea from the air), but no it isn't.
invention
c.1350, from L. inventionem (nom. inventio) "a finding, discovery," from inventus, pp. of invenire "devise, discover, find," from in- "in, on" + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning of "thing invented" is first recorded 1513. Invent is from c.1475. Etymological sense preserved in Invention of the Cross, Church festival (May 3) celebrating the reputed finding of the Cross of the Crucifixion by Helena, mother of Constantine, in 326 C.E.
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Postby gailr » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:26 am

Thus religiosity is the mother of invention...

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Postby Perry » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:33 am

Thus religiosity is the mother of invention...
I always thought that Frank just wasn't anatomically equipped to be the mother of invention.
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Postby gailr » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:20 pm

Hence the Mothers of Prevention.
(I was sorry to have missed the Tour de Frank.)

vent
v.intr.
3. To rise to the surface of water to breathe. Used of a marine mammal.

See also breach
NOUN: 1a. An opening, a tear, or a rupture. b. A gap or rift, especially in or as if in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification. 2. A violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or a promise. 3. A breaking up or disruption of friendly relations; an estrangement. 4. A leap of a whale from the water. 5. The breaking of waves or surf.


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