Verb

beatmen

to ventilate, to respirate, to give artificial respiration

Der Arzt beatmet den Patienten.

The doctor is ventilating the patient.

Er wird künstlich beatmet.

He is being artificially ventilated.

((sb.)) to ventilate sb. The doctor ventilates the patient.

belüften (to aerate)

From the prefix 'be-' (acting upon something) + 'atmen' (to breathe). Literally 'to make breathe'.

Think of 'be-atmen' as 'to BE the breathing' for someone else. It's an active intervention.

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