sufflate

suf·flate

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suh-fleyt]
- /səˈfleɪt/
- /sˈʌfleɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-fleyt]
- /səˈfleɪt/

Definitions of sufflate word

verb with object sufflate to inflate. 1
verb transitive sufflate inflate 0

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Origin of sufflate

First appearance:

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Sufflate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sufflate

sufflate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.