Lexic.us

Definition of Inflate

1. Verb. Exaggerate or make bigger. "The charges were inflated"

2. Verb. Fill with gas or air. "Inflate a balloons"

3. Verb. Cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit. "The war inflated the economy"

4. Verb. Increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value. "Inflate the currency"

5. Verb. Become inflated. "The sails ballooned"

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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inflate

inflammatory lymph inflammatory macrophage inflammatory oedema inflammatory papillary hyperplasia inflammatory polyp inflammatory pseudotumour inflammatory response inflammatory rheumatism inflammed inflatability

inflatable inflatable cushion inflatable implant inflatable splint inflatables inflate (current term) inflated inflater inflaters inflates

inflating inflatingly inflatino inflatinos inflation inflation rate inflation therapy inflationary inflationary spiral inflationism

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