I.perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to set in motion (the air), to fan (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: “(aërem graviorem) emendant assiduo linteorum jactatu eventilando,” Plin. 31, 3, 28, § 49; cf. Just. 44, 1 fin.: frumenta, to winnow, i. e. to purify by winnowing, Col. 1, 6, 23.—*
II. Trop.: “opes eventilatae,” i. e. scattered, dissipated, Sid. Ep. 1, 9.
