Eingeblasen

Eingeblasen is the past participle of the German verb einblasen, meaning to blow air into something or to inflate it by blowing. The term is used in contexts where air or gas is introduced into a container, cavity, or device, often to expand or pressurize it. A typical literal usage is: Der Ball wurde mit Luft eingeblasen. In medical or technical settings, einblasen describes insufflation or the deliberate introduction of gas or air during procedures or preparations.

In addition to its physical sense, eingeblasen can appear in figurative language to describe ideas, beliefs, or expectations that have been instilled in someone through suggestion or indoctrination. In German, more precise idioms for this figurative meaning include einbläuen or sich etwas eingestehen/einreden, and the commonly cited phrase to convey a strong mental imprint is sometimes expressed with those forms. Nevertheless, eingeblasen may still occur in colloquial speech to denote that a notion was implanted in someone’s mind, depending on context.

Etymology and usage notes: the word derives from the prefix ein- plus blasen (to blow). It is used across domains—from everyday speech describing a simple inflation task to technical or medical contexts involving gas or air introduction. In written German, the literal sense is usually clear from context, while the figurative sense relies on surrounding wording to avoid ambiguity.

See also: einblasen, inhalation, insufflation, indoctrination, einbläuen.