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bloat
[bloht]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to expand or distend, as with air, water, etc.; cause to swell: Overeating bloated their bellies. |
| 2. | to puff up; make vain or conceited: The promotion has bloated his ego to an alarming degree. |
| 3. | to cure (fishes) as bloaters. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to become swollen; be puffed out or dilated: The carcass started to bloat. |
Origin:
1250–1300; earlier bloat (adj.) soft, puffy, ME blout < ON blautr wet, soft
1250–1300; earlier bloat (adj.) soft, puffy, ME blout < ON blautr wet, soft

Synonyms:
1. swell, inflate, enlarge, balloon.
1. swell, inflate, enlarge, balloon.
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Bloated
Bloat"ed\ (bl[=o]t"[e^]d), p. a. Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; as, a bloated face. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous.
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