insufflate

English

Etymology

From the past participle stem of Latin īnsufflāre, from in- + sufflāre (“blow on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsʌfleɪt/

Verb

1. (transitive) To breathe or blow into or on.
2. (transitive, medicine) To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity.
3. (transitive, medicine) 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)

   Synonym: snort

4. (transitive, ecclesiastical) To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.

Related terms

• insufflation
• insufflator

 

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Italian

Verb

insufflate

1. second-person plural present indicative of insufflare
2. second-person plural imperative of insufflare

Participle

insufflate

1. feminine plural of the past participle of insufflare

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.sufˈflaː.te/, [ĩːs̠ʊfˈfɫ̪äːt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.sufˈfla.te/, [insufˈfläːt̪e]

Verb

(deprecated template usage) īnsufflāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of īnsufflō