Insufflate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɪnsʌfleɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Insufflate is a verb meaning (transitive) To breathe or blow into or on.
Meaning
(transitive) To breathe or blow into or on.
More Meanings
- (transitive, medicine) To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.
- (transitive, medicine) To inhale (a powder etc.).
- (transitive, ecclesiastical) To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.
Example Sentences
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)
Word Forms
- insufflates
- insufflating
- insufflated
Synonyms for insufflate
Depending on context, synonyms include snort.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inblow, inspire, inbreathe, imbreathe, breathe, inhale.
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