About The Word Inflate
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What's The Definition Of Inflate?
[v] become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
[v] fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" [v] exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [v] increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" [v] cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy" Synonyms | Synonyms for Inflate: amplify | balloon | billow | blow up Related Terms | Find terms related to Inflate: add to | aggrandize | amplify | augment | balloon | Barnumize | bloat | blow | blow up | bombast | boost | broaden | build | build up | bulk | bulk out | crescendo | develop | dilate | distend | enlarge | exaggerate | exalt | expand | extend | fatten | fill out | hike | hike up | huff | increase | jack up | jump up | lay it on | lengthen | magnify | maximize | overdevelop | overdistend | overdraw | overexpand | overextend | overstrain | overstretch | parlay | pile it on | pontificate | puff | puff up | pump | pump up | put up | pyramid | raise | rarefy | strain | stretch | sufflate | swell | talk big | talk highfalutin | thicken | up | vapor | widen See Also | alter | bring down | change | cut | cut back | cut down | expand | heave | increase | puff up | reduce | reflate | surge | trim | trim back | trim down Inflate In Webster's Dictionary \In*flate"\, p. a. [L. inflatus, p. p. of inflare to
inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See {Blow} to puff
wind.]
Blown in; inflated. --Chaucer.
\In*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inflating}.] 1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs. When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. --J. Scott of Amwell. 2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity. Inflate themselves with some insane delight. --Tennyson. 3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency. \In*flate"\, v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend. |
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