Definition of insufflate Insufflate
in•suf•flate
We found 8 definitions of insufflate from 3 different sources.
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What does insufflate mean?
WordNet
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| insufflate - blow or breathe hard on or into | ||
| blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" | ||
| insufflate - treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity | ||
| care for, treat be fond of; be attached to | ||
| insufflate - breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit | ||
| administer give or apply (medications) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- insufflate (Verb)
To breathe or blow into or on. - insufflate (Verb)
To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity. - insufflate (Verb)
To inhale a powder etc.. - insufflate (Verb)
To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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insufflate
in-suf′lāt, v.t. to breathe on.—ns. Insufflā′tion, the art of breathing on anything, or of blowing air to induce respiration, as into the mouth of a newborn child, esp. as a symbol of the outpouring of the Holy Ghost; In′sufflātor, a form of injector for forcing air into a furnace. [Through Low L., from L. in, in, sufflāre, to blow.]
