verb
Meaning 1
To breathe or blow into or on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Standard Lemma guide
insufflate
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/ˈɪnsʌfleɪt/
verb
Meaning 2
To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
Meaning 3
To inhale (a powder etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
- 2001: Cocaine is usually taken by insufflating the white powdered cocaine sulphate into the nose, which leads to rapid absorption of the drug into the bloodstream. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 98)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snort
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion
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verb
Meaning 5
blow or breathe hard on or into
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: blow
verb
Meaning 6
treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: treat, care for
verb
Meaning 7
breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: administer
History
Etymology
First attested in 1670; borrowed from Latin īnsufflātus, perfect passive participle of īnsufflō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)) from in- + sufflō (“to blow on”). Cognate with French insuffler.