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Meaning of 'inflate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inflate [ p. a.]
- Blown in; inflated.
2 . Inflate [ v. i.]
- To expand; to fill; to distend.
3 . Inflate [ 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.
- Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
- To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.

Meaning of 'inflate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inflate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- fill with gas or air
Example in sentence:
  • inflate a balloons
Meaning (2):
- increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
Example in sentence:
  • inflate the currency
Meaning (3):
- exaggerate or make bigger
Example in sentence:
  • The charges were inflated
Meaning (4):
- become inflated
Example in sentence:
  • The sails ballooned
Meaning (5):
- cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
Example in sentence:
  • The war inflated the economy

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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