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gumfiate, v. nonce-wd.|ˈgʌmfɪeɪt|
[ad. It. gonfiat-o, pa. pple. of gonfiare = F. gonfler:—L. conflāre, f. con- together + flāre to blow.]
trans. To puff up, cause to swell.
1820Galt Ayrshire Legatees in Blackw. Mag. VIII. 18 The inflamed gout of polemical controversy..had gumfiated every mental joint and member of that zealous prop of the Relief Kirk. |