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suf·flate (sə flāt′)

transitive verb sufflated -·flat′ed, sufflating -·flat′·ing

Obsolete inflate

Etymology: < L sufflatus, pp. of sufflare < sub-, sub- + flare, to blow

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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