sufflate

[ suh-fleyt ]

verb (used with object),suf·flat·ed, suf·flat·ing.

to inflate.

Origin of sufflate

1610–20; <Latin sufflātus (past participle of sufflāre to blow from below, blow up, inflate), equivalent to suf-suf- + flā(re) to blow² + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from sufflate

suf·fla·tion, noun

Words Nearby sufflate

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sufficient
sufficient condition
sufficient reason
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British Dictionary definitions for sufflate

sufflate

/ (sʌˈfleɪt) /

verb

an archaic word for inflate

Origin of sufflate

C17: from Latin sufflāre from sub- + flāre blow

Derived forms of sufflate

sufflation, noun

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