INSUFFLATE
\ɪnsˈʌfle͡ɪt], \ɪnsˈʌfleɪt], \ɪ_n_s_ˈʌ_f_l_eɪ_t]\
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blow or breathe hard on or into
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breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
By Princeton University
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By Noah Webster.
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in-suf'l[=a]t, v.t. to breathe on.--ns. INSUFFL[=A]'TION, the art of breathing on anything, or of blowing air to induce respiration, as into the mouth of a newborn child, esp. as a symbol of the outpouring of the Holy Ghost; IN'SUFFL[=A]TOR, a form of injector for forcing air into a furnace. [Through Low L., from L. in, in, suffl[=a]re, to blow.]
By Thomas Davidson