"efflate" meaning in English

See efflate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪˈfleɪt/ Forms: efflates [present, singular, third-person], efflating [participle, present], efflated [participle, past], efflated [past]
Etymology: From Latin efflatus, past participle of efflare (“to blow or breathe out”), from ex + flare (“to blow”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} efflate (third-person singular simple present efflates, present participle efflating, simple past and past participle efflated)
  1. To fill with breath; to puff up.

Inflected forms

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