Definitions

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  • verb transitive To blow into; puff up; inflate.
  • verb transitive To breathe into; inspire.
  • verb intransitive To blow in.
  • noun The act or process of blowing in or into; inflation.
  • noun That which is blown in.

Etymologies

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From Middle English inblowen, from Old English inblāwan ("to inspire, breathe upon, inflate, puff up"), equivalent to in- +‎ blow.

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