Main Entry: blo·vi·ate

Pronunciation: \ˈblō-vē-ˌāt\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): blo·vi·at·ed; blo·vi·at·ing

Etymology: perhaps irregular from ¹blow

Date: circa 1879

: to speak or write verbosely and windily

— blo·vi·a·tion \ˌblō-vē-ˈā-shən\ noun