insufflate

American  

[in-suhf-leyt, in-suh-fleyt] / ɪnˈsʌf leɪt, ˈɪn səˌfleɪt /

verb (used with object)

insufflated, insufflating

1. to blow or breathe (something) in.

2. Medicine/Medical. to blow (air or a medicinal substance) into some opening or upon some part of the body.

3. Ecclesiastical. to breathe upon, especially upon one being baptized or upon the water of baptism.

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insufflate British  

/ ˈɪnsʌˌfleɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to breathe or blow (something) into (a room, area, etc)

2. med to blow (air, medicated powder, etc) into the lungs or into a body cavity

3. (tr) to breathe or blow upon (someone or something) as a ritual or sacramental act, esp so as to symbolize the influence of the Holy Spirit

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Other Word Forms

• insufflation
  noun
• insufflator
  noun

Etymology

Origin of insufflate

First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin insufflātus, past participle of insufflāre “to blow into or on”; see origin at in- ², sufflate

Related Words

• puff
• smell
• sniff
• snort
• suck in