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in·suf·flate

(ĭn′sə-flāt′, ĭn-sŭf′lāt′)
tr.v. in·suf·flat·ed, in·suf·flat·ing, in·suf·flates
1. To blow or breathe into or on.
2. To treat medically by blowing a powder, gas, or vapor into a bodily cavity.
[Latin īnsufflāre, īnsufflāt- : in-, into; see in-2 + sufflāre, to inflate; see soufflé.]
in′suf·fla′tor n.
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insufflate

(ˈɪnsʌˌfleɪt)
vb
1. (tr) to breathe or blow (something) into (a room, area, etc)
2. (Medicine) med to blow (air, medicated powder, etc) into the lungs or into a body cavity
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (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
ˌinsufˈflation n
ˈinsufˌflator n
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in•suf•flate

(ɪnˈsʌf leɪt, ˈɪn səˌfleɪt)

v.t. -flat•ed, -flat•ing.
1. to blow or breathe in or on.
2. Med. to blow (air or a medicinal substance) into some opening or upon some part of the body.
3. to breathe upon (a person being baptised or the water during baptism).
[1650–60; < Late Latin insufflātus, past participle of insufflāre to blow into or on = Latin in- in 2 + sufflāre to puff up, inflate (suf- suf- + flāre to blow2]
in`suf•fla′tion, n.
in′suf•fla`tor, n.
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insufflate


Past participle: insufflated
Gerund: insufflating

Imperative
insufflate
insufflate
Present
I insufflate
you insufflate
he/she/it insufflates
we insufflate
you insufflate
they insufflate
Preterite
I insufflated
you insufflated
he/she/it insufflated
we insufflated
you insufflated
they insufflated
Present Continuous
I am insufflating
you are insufflating
he/she/it is insufflating
we are insufflating
you are insufflating
they are insufflating
Present Perfect
I have insufflated
you have insufflated
he/she/it has insufflated
we have insufflated
you have insufflated
they have insufflated
Past Continuous
I was insufflating
you were insufflating
he/she/it was insufflating
we were insufflating
you were insufflating
they were insufflating
Past Perfect
I had insufflated
you had insufflated
he/she/it had insufflated
we had insufflated
you had insufflated
they had insufflated
Future
I will insufflate
you will insufflate
he/she/it will insufflate
we will insufflate
you will insufflate
they will insufflate
Future Perfect
I will have insufflated
you will have insufflated
he/she/it will have insufflated
we will have insufflated
you will have insufflated
they will have insufflated
Future Continuous
I will be insufflating
you will be insufflating
he/she/it will be insufflating
we will be insufflating
you will be insufflating
they will be insufflating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been insufflating
you have been insufflating
he/she/it has been insufflating
we have been insufflating
you have been insufflating
they have been insufflating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been insufflating
you will have been insufflating
he/she/it will have been insufflating
we will have been insufflating
you will have been insufflating
they will have been insufflating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been insufflating
you had been insufflating
he/she/it had been insufflating
we had been insufflating
you had been insufflating
they had been insufflating
Conditional
I would insufflate
you would insufflate
he/she/it would insufflate
we would insufflate
you would insufflate
they would insufflate
Past Conditional
I would have insufflated
you would have insufflated
he/she/it would have insufflated
we would have insufflated
you would have insufflated
they would have insufflated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. insufflate - breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
administer - perform (a church sacrament) ritually; "administer the last unction"
2. insufflate - treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
insufflate - blow or breathe hard on or into
care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
3. insufflate - blow or breathe hard on or into
blow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
insufflate - treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

in·suf·flate

v. insuflar, soplar hacia el interior de una cavidad, parte u órgano.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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