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Definition of Inflate
1. Verb. Exaggerate or make bigger. "The charges were inflated"
Exact synonyms: Amplify, Blow Up, Expand
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Puff Up
Derivative terms: Expansive
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Puff Up
Derivative terms: Expansive
2. Verb. Fill with gas or air. "Inflate a balloons"
Exact synonyms: Blow Up
Specialized synonyms: Reflate, Billow, Heave, Surge
Generic synonyms: Expand
Antonyms: Deflate
Derivative terms: Inflatable, Inflater, Inflation, Inflator
Specialized synonyms: Reflate, Billow, Heave, Surge
Generic synonyms: Expand
Antonyms: Deflate
Derivative terms: Inflatable, Inflater, Inflation, Inflator
3. Verb. Cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit. "The war inflated the economy"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Reflate
Antonyms: Deflate
Derivative terms: Inflation
Specialized synonyms: Reflate
Antonyms: Deflate
Derivative terms: Inflation
4. Verb. Increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value. "Inflate the currency"
Generic synonyms: Bring Down, Cut, Cut Back, Cut Down, Reduce, Trim, Trim Back, Trim Down
Antonyms: Deflate
Derivative terms: Inflation
Antonyms: Deflate
Derivative terms: Inflation
5. Verb. Become inflated. "The sails ballooned"
Exact synonyms: Balloon, Billow
Specialized synonyms: Reflate
Generic synonyms: Expand
Derivative terms: Inflation
Specialized synonyms: Reflate
Generic synonyms: Expand
Derivative terms: Inflation
Definition of Inflate
1. p. a. Blown in; inflated.
2. v. t. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
3. v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend.
Definition of Inflate
1. Verb. (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inflate
1. to cause to expand by filling with gas or air [v -FLATED, -FLATING, -FLATES]