INSUFFLATE

/ˈɪnsʌfleɪt/ Scrabble 16 Words With Friends 19

Definition

  1. verb breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit.
  2. verb treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity.
  3. verb blow or breathe hard on or into.

Examples

  • “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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