suf|flate

suf|flate
suf|flate «suh FLAY», transitive verb, -flat|ed, -flat|ing.
Obsolete. to inflate.
[< Latin sufflāre (with English -ate1) < sub- up + flāre to blow]

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  • in|suf|flate — «ihn SUHF layt, IHN suh flayt», transitive verb, flat|ed, flat|ing. 1. to blow or breathe in or upon. 2. Medicine. a) to blow (air or gas) into some opening of the body. b) to treat by insufflation: »to insufflate the lungs of a newborn baby …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|suf|flate — «ehks SUHF layt», transitive verb, flat|ed, flat|ing. 1. to blow out or away. 2. Ecclesiastical. to drive off (an evil spirit) by blowing. ╂[< Latin exsufflāre (with English ate1) < …   Useful english dictionary

  • flate — de·flate; in·suf·flate; per·flate; per·si·flate; suf·flate; con·flate; in·flate; re·flate; …   English syllables

  • suf — ex·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fi·cience; in·suf·fi·cien·cy; in·suf·fi·cient; in·suf·flate; in·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fla·tor; suf; suf·fect; suf·fer; suf·fer·able; suf·fer·ance; suf·fer·er; suf·fete; suf·fice; suf·fic·er; suf·fi·cience; suf·fi·cien·cy;… …   English syllables

  • in´suf|fla´tor — in|suf|flate «ihn SUHF layt, IHN suh flayt», transitive verb, flat|ed, flat|ing. 1. to blow or breathe in or upon. 2. Medicine. a) to blow (air or gas) into some opening of the body. b) to treat by insufflation: »to insufflate the lungs of a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in´suf|fla´tion — in|suf|flate «ihn SUHF layt, IHN suh flayt», transitive verb, flat|ed, flat|ing. 1. to blow or breathe in or upon. 2. Medicine. a) to blow (air or gas) into some opening of the body. b) to treat by insufflation: »to insufflate the lungs of a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sufflate — suf·flate …   English syllables

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

  • insufflate — in•suf•flate [[t]ɪnˈsʌf leɪt, ˈɪn səˌfleɪt[/t]] v. t. flat•ed, flat•ing 1) to blow or breathe in or on 2) med Med. to blow (air or a medicinal substance) into some opening or upon some part of the body 3) rel to breathe upon (a person being… …   From formal English to slang

  • insufflation — 1. The act or process of insufflating. 2. SYN: inhalant (3). perirenal i. an obsolete technique involving injection of air or carbon dioxide about the kidneys for radiography of the adrenal glands. peritoneal i. the administrat …   Medical dictionary

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