exsufflicate

exsufflicate: exsufflicate /ik-sufˈli-kāt/

adjective (Shakespeare)

Puffed out

ORIGIN: L ex- out, and sufflāre to blow out, from sub under, and flāre to blow

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exsuffˈlate transitive verb

1. To blow away

2. To exorcize by blowing away

exsufflāˈtion noun

1. Expiration

2. Forced expiration

3. Exorcism by blowing

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Exsufflicate — Ex*suf fli*cate, a. Empty; frivolous. [A Shakespearean word only once used.] [1913 Webster] Such exsufflicate and blown surmises. Shak. (Oth. iii. 3, 182). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exsufflicate — adjective empty, inflated, frivolous exchange me for a goat, / When I shall turn the business of my soul / To such exsufflicate and blown surmises … Wiktionary
exsufflicate — Something which is silly or triffling … Grandiloquent dictionary
exsufflate — exsuffˈlate transitive verb 1. To blow away 2. To exorcize by blowing away • • • Main Entry: ↑exsufflicate … Useful english dictionary

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