sufflate

[ suh-fleyt ]
/ səˈfleɪt /

verb (used with object), suf·flat·ed, suf·flat·ing.

to inflate.

Origin of sufflate

1610–20; < Latin sufflātus (past participle of sufflāre to blow from below, blow up, inflate), equivalent to suf- suf- + flā(re) to blow2 + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM sufflate

suf·fla·tion, noun

Words nearby sufflate

sufficiency, sufficient, sufficient condition, sufficient reason, suffix, sufflate, suffocate, suffocative goiter, suffolk, suffolk punch, suffr.

British Dictionary definitions for sufflate

sufflate
/ (sʌˈfleɪt) /

verb

an archaic word for inflate

Derived forms of sufflate

sufflation, noun

Word Origin for sufflate

C17: from Latin sufflāre from sub- + flāre blow