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INSUFFLATE
insufflate
(verb) blow or breathe hard on or into
insufflate
(verb) treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
insufflate
(verb) breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
insufflate (third-person singular simple present insufflates, present participle insufflating, simple past and past participle insufflated)
(transitive) To breathe or blow into or on.
(transitive, medicine) To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.
(transitive, medicine) To inhale (a powder etc.).
(transitive, ecclesiastical) To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.
Source: Wiktionary
In*suf"flate, a. [See Insufflation.]
Definition: To blow upon; to breath upon or into; to use insufflation upon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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