What does insufflate mean?
Insufflate means (transitive) To breathe or blow into or on..
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/ˈɪnsʌfleɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To breathe or blow into or on..
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)
Use insufflate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Insufflate means (transitive) To breathe or blow into or on..
Common synonyms include snort.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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)
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