Home › Words › P › perflationperflation/pə(ɹ)ˈfleɪʃən/perflation means the act of perflating, or blowing through.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, perflation ranks #16,733 of 42,749 for Qualifying.perflation is pronounced /pə(ɹ)ˈfleɪʃən/.EtymologyLatin perflatio.nounThe act of perflating, or blowing through.e.g.“That as these Damps are caused by Heat , so they are remedy'd by withdrawing that Heat , and by conveying forth the mineral Steams ; which the Miners effect by Perflations with large Bellows” — 1695, John Woodward, “(please specify the page)”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […], →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.efflation 74% match — A blowing, breathing or puffing out. vs perflation →afflation 72% match — A blowing or breathing on. vs perflation →difflation 70% match — A blowing apart or away. vs perflation →unperflated 67% match — Not perflated. vs perflation →perflable 67% match — Capable of being blown through; permeable to air currents. vs perflation →efflate 65% match — To fill with breath; to puff up. vs perflation →misinflate 63% match — To inflate improperly. vs perflation →deflation 63% match — An act or instance of deflating. vs perflation →