Etymology

exsufflicate

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Today it means: empty and inflated; frivolous Full definition →

Latin ex
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromex
  2. English todayexsufflicate

From Latin ex + sufflāre.

Words from the same roots

Latinex all →

exchangeawardexeffortsewersoarallegeextenuatingaventailelanceex-excarnificateex contractuexcorticateex negativoexnihilationex nuncex parteex post factoex situex temporeextumescenceex-voto

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