The Collaborative International Dictionary
Insufflate \In*suf"flate\, a. [See Insufflation.] To blow upon; to breath upon or into; to use insufflation upon.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To breathe or blow into or on. 2 (context transitive medicine English) To treat by blowing a gas, vapor, or powder into a body cavity. 3 (context transitive medicine English) To inhale (a powder etc.). 4 (context transitive ecclesiastical English) To exhale upon baptismal water, or the one being baptised, as a ritual act.
WordNet
v. breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
blow or breathe hard on or into
Usage examples of "insufflate".
They handed a trumpet to the old man, who put it to the lips of the two creatures still suspended in their vegetable lethargy, their sweet animal sleep, and he began to insufflate soul into their bodies.