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insufflate

/ˈɪnsʌfleɪt/

insufflate verb: to breathe or blow into or on.

Verb

insufflate (third-person singular simple present insufflates, present participle insufflating, simple past and past participle insufflated)

  1. (transitive) To breathe or blow into or on.
  2. (transitive) To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.
  3. (transitive) To inhale (a powder etc.).
    • 2001: Cocaine is usually taken by insufflating the white powdered cocaine sulphate into the nose, which leads to rapid absorption of the drug into the bloodstream. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 98)
    Synonyms:
    snort
  4. (transitive) To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.

insufflate meaning in Urdu

insufflate in Urdu

دم کرنا, پھونک مارنا

Synonyms of insufflate

Forms of insufflate

third-person singular presentinsufflates
present participleinsufflating
past participleinsufflated
pastinsufflated

Origin of insufflate

First attested in 1670; borrowed from Latin īnsufflātus, perfect passive participle of īnsufflō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)) from in- + sufflō (“to blow on”). Cognate with French insuffler.

Questions about insufflate

What does insufflate mean?
Insufflate means to breathe or blow into or on.
What is insufflate in Urdu?
Insufflate in Urdu is دم کرنا, پھونک مارنا. See Insufflate meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is insufflate?
Insufflate is a verb.
How do you pronounce insufflate?
Insufflate is pronounced /ˈɪnsʌfleɪt/.
What is the past tense of insufflate?
The past tense of insufflate is insufflated.

Words near insufflate in the dictionary

  1. insufficience
  2. insufficiencies
  3. insufficiency
  4. insufficient
  5. insufficiently
  6. insufflate
  7. insufflated
  8. insufflates
  9. insufflating
  10. insufflation
  11. insufflations

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