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sufflaminate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin sufflāminō (clog, block).

Verb

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sufflaminate (third-person singular simple present sufflaminates, present participle sufflaminating, simple past and past participle sufflaminated)

  1. (archaic) To obstruct.
    • 1896: William Archer, The Theatrical ‘World’ of 1893–[97], page 18 (W. Scott, ltd.)
      An Ideal Husband is a very able and entertaining piece of work, charmingly written, wherever Mr. Wilde can find it in his heart to sufflaminate his wit.

Latin

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Verb

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sufflāmināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of sufflāminō