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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. To inflate; to puff up to make vain. --Dryden.
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