English
Etymology
From the past participle stem of L. term|insufflare|langla, from term|in-|langla + term|sufflare||blow on.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɪns�fleɪt/
Verb
en-verb|insufflat|ing
- transitive To breathe or blow into or on.
- context|transitive|medicine To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.
- context|transitive|medicine To inhale (a powder etc.).
#*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)
- context|transitive|ecclesiastical To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.
Related terms
insufflation
insufflator
Category:English transitive verbs
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