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1. (v.t.) insufflate
to blow or breathe in or on.
2. insufflate
Med. to blow (air or a medicinal substance) into some opening or upon some part of the body.
3. insufflate
to breathe upon (a person being baptised or the water during baptism).
Etymology: (1650–60; < LL insufflātus, ptp. of insufflāre to blow into or on = L in-in2+sufflāre to puff up, inflate (suf-suf-+flāreto blow2)
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1. (verb) insufflate
breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
2. (verb) insufflate
treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
3. (verb) insufflate
blow or breathe hard on or into
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