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sufflate

[ suh-fleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, suf·flat·ed, suf·flat·ing.
  1. to inflate.

sufflate

/ sʌˈfleɪt /

verb

  1. an archaic word for inflate
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Derived Forms

  • sufˈflation, noun
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Other Words From

  • suf·flation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sufflate1

1610–20; < Latin sufflātus (past participle of sufflāre to blow from below, blow up, inflate), equivalent to suf- suf- + flā ( re ) to blow 2 + -tus past participle suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sufflate1

C17: from Latin sufflāre from sub- + flāre blow

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