sufflaminate

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Definition of sufflaminate in English English dictionary

To obstruct

An Ideal Husband is a very able and entertaining piece of work, charmingly written, wherever Mr. Wilde can find it in his heart to sufflaminate his wit.

Hence, to stop; to impede

To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by preventing one or more of its wheels from revolving, either by means of a chain or otherwise

Etymology

() From Latin sufflāminō (“clog”, “block”).