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inflate (verb)

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  • inflate — ► VERB 1) expand by filling with air or gas. 2) increase by a large or excessive amount. 3) exaggerate. 4) bring about inflation of (a currency) or in (an economy). ORIGIN Latin inflare blow into …   English terms dictionary

  • inflate — in‧flate [ɪnˈfleɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] ECONOMICS if the cost or level of something inflates or is inflated, it increases, often above what is reasonable or normal: • Overseas sales were inflated by the depreciation of the yen. •… …   Financial and business terms

  • inflate — verb (inflated; inflating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inflatus, past participle of inflare, from in + flare to blow more at blow Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to swell or distend with air or gas < inflate a tire > 2. to puff up …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inflate — verb 1 (I, T) if you inflate something, or if it inflates, it fills with air or gas so that it becomes larger: It took us half an hour to inflate the dinghy. | Her life jacket failed to inflate. 2 (T) to make something seem more important or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • inflate — verb /ɪnˈfleɪt/ a) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it. b) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas). The balloon will inflate if you blow into it …   Wiktionary

  • inflate — I verb aggrandize, amplify, balloon, bloat, blow up, broaden, cause to bulge, dilate, distend, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, expand, extend, fatten, fill out, fill with air, grow, increase, increase dimensions, inflare, magnify, make greater,… …   Law dictionary

  • inflate — verb Inflate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑balloon, ↑ego, ↑figure, ↑raft, ↑tyre, ↑value …   Collocations dictionary

  • inflate — verb 1) inflate the balloon Syn: blow up, pump up, fill, puff up/out, dilate, distend, swell, bloat 2) the demand inflated prices Syn: increase, raise, boost …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • inflate — verb 1》 expand or cause to expand by filling with air or gas. 2》 increase by a large or excessive amount.     ↘[usu. as adjective inflated] exaggerate. 3》 bring about inflation of (a currency) or in (an economy). Derivatives inflatedly adverb… …   English new terms dictionary

  • inflate — verb 1) she inflated the mattress Syn: blow up, fill up, fill with air, aerate, pump up; dilate, distend, swell Ant: deflate 2) the demand inflated prices Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • inflate — [[t]ɪnfle͟ɪt[/t]] inflates, inflating, inflated 1) V ERG If you inflate something such as a balloon or tyre, or if it inflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas. [V n] Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft... Don …   English dictionary

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