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insufflate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb insufflate has 3 senses
- insufflate(v = verb.possession) - breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit; is one way to administer
- insufflate(v = verb.body) - treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity; is one way to care for, treat
- insufflate(v = verb.body) - blow or breathe hard on or into; is one way to blow
Derived form noun insufflation2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derived form noun insufflation1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun insufflation2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
insufflate, a. [See Insufflation.].
To blow upon; to breath upon or into; to use insufflation upon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
insufflate, v.tr.
1 Med. a blow or breathe (air, gas, powder, etc.) into a cavity of the body etc. b treat (the nose etc.) in this way.
2 Theol. blow or breathe on (a person) to symbolize spiritual influence.
1 Med. a blow or breathe (air, gas, powder, etc.) into a cavity of the body etc. b treat (the nose etc.) in this way.
2 Theol. blow or breathe on (a person) to symbolize spiritual influence.
Derivative
insufflation n.
Etymology
LL insufflare insufflat- (as IN-(2), sufflare blow upon)
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