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insufflate

Quick answer

As a verb, insufflate means breathe or blow into or on.

Meanings of insufflate

5 meanings

verb

  1. To breathe or blow into or on.

  2. medicineTo treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.

  3. medicineTo inhale (a powder etc.).

  4. ecclesiasticalTo exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.

  5. Breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit

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