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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Bloated \Bloat"ed\ (bl[omac]t"[ecr]d), p. a. Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; as, a bloated face. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Bloat \Bloat\ (bl[omac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bloating}.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl[94]t soft, bl[94]ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. ble[a0]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. 2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. --Dryden. | |
