efflate

/ɪˈfleɪt/

Etymology

From Latin efflatus, past participle of efflare (“to blow or breathe out”), from ex + flare (“to blow”).

efflate means to fill with breath; to puff up. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

efflate is pronounced /ɪˈfleɪt/.

verb

To fill with breath; to puff up.“our common spirits, efflated by every vulgar breath”