insufflate

/ˈɪnsʌfleɪt/ · verb

Meaning

To breathe or blow into or on.
To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.
To inhale (a powder etc.).
To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

inblow(English)inspire(English)inbreathe(English)breathe in(English)imbreathe(English)breathe(English)inhale(English)embreathe(English)

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Sources

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