English verb: insufflate | |||
1. | insufflate (possession) breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | administer | ||
2. | insufflate (body) treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | care for, treat | ||
Verb group | insufflate | ||
3. | insufflate (body) blow or breathe hard on or into | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
Verb group | insufflate | ||