/ bləʊt; NAmE bloʊt/ verb
to swell or make sth swell, especially in an unpleasant way :
[ vn ]
Her features had been bloated by years of drinking.
[also v ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (in the sense cause to swell): from obsolete bloat swollen, soft , perhaps from Old Norse blautr soft, flabby.