insufflate

[ in-suhf-leyt, in-suh-fleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·suf·flat·ed, in·suf·flat·ing.

1. to blow or breathe (something) in.
2. Medicine/Medical. to blow (air or a medicinal substance) into some opening or upon some part of the body.
3. Ecclesiastical. to breathe upon, especially upon one being baptized or upon the water of baptism.

insufflate

/ ˈɪnsʌˌfleɪt /

verb

1. tr to breathe or blow (something) into (a room, area, etc)
2. med to blow (air, medicated powder, etc) into the lungs or into a body cavity
3. tr to breathe or blow upon (someone or something) as a ritual or sacramental act, esp so as to symbolize the influence of the Holy Spirit

Derived Forms

• ˌinsufˈflation, noun
• ˈinsufˌflator, noun

Other Words From

• insuf·flation noun
• insuf·flator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of insufflate¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin insufflātus, past participle of insufflāre “to blow into or on”; in- ², sufflate

Example Sentences

I insufflated—snorted—a miniscule amount of 2C-I and saw the ceiling tiles in my friend’s basement swarm with ants.

From Salon

Not wholly insufflated the blackbirds in the rain upon the dead topbranches of the living tree, stuck fast to the low clouds, notate the dawn.

From Project Gutenberg

If the trachea is not immediately opened, artificial respiration instituted, and oxygen insufflated, the patient dies on the table.

From Project Gutenberg

For bronchoscopy, ether or chloroform may be started in the usual way and continued by insufflating through the branch tube of the bronchoscope by means of the apparatus shown in Fig.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• puff
• smell
• sniff
• snort
• suck in