insufflate
verb
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Sense 1 verb
breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
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Sense 2 verb
treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
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Sense 3 verb
blow or breathe hard on or into
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | insufflation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | administer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | insufflation |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | insufflate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | treat |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | insufflation |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | insufflate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | blow |