sufflaminate

transitive verb

suf·​flam·​i·​nate

səˈflaməˌnāt

-ed/-ing/-s

: obstruct, impede

Word History

Etymology

Latin sufflaminatus, past participle of sufflaminare to check, brake, from sufflamin-, sufflamen brake, from sub- + (assumed) Latin flagmen, flamen chock, prop; akin to Old English balca ridge

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