Lewis & Short

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ĭn-hālo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and

  1. I. a., to breathe at or upon: cerae, Lact. Ira D. 10, 20: alicui popinam, the smell of food that has been eaten, Cic. Pis. 6, 13.
    1. B. To breathe the odor of something: inhalantes horti floribus, Ambros. Hexaëm. 5, 21, 69.
  2. II. Transf., to breathe upon, as a magical rite: surculis et lapillis inhalatis, App. M. 2, p. 116, 37.