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bloating
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bloat \Bloat\ (bl[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Bloated
; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Bloating
.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr
soft, wet, Sw. bl["o]t soft, bl["o]ta to soak; akin to G.
bloss bare, and AS. ble['a]t wretched; or perh. fr. root of
Eng. 5th blow. Cf.
Blote
.]
1. To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling
of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular
tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied
with softness.
[1913 Webster]
2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. --Dryden.
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