EXSUFFLICATE
\ɛkssˈʌflɪkˌe͡ɪt], \ɛkssˈʌflɪkˌeɪt], \ɛ_k_s_s_ˈʌ_f_l_ɪ_k_ˌeɪ_t]\
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Probably a misprint for exsuffiated, that is blown up or inflated. Exsufflate was an old ecclesiastical term for the form of renouncing the devil in the baptism of catechumens, when the candidate was commanded to turn to the west and thrice exsufflate Satan. This form is found only in one passage of Shakespeare.
By Daniel Lyons
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