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inflate (ɪnˈfleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to expand or cause to expand by filling with gas or air: she needed to inflate the tyres |
| 2. | (tr) to cause to increase excessively; puff up; swell: to inflate one's opinion of oneself |
| 3. | (tr) to cause inflation of (prices, money, etc) |
| 4. | (tr) to raise in spirits; elate |
| 5. | (intr) to undergo economic inflation |
| [C16: from Latin inflāre to blow into, from flāre to blow] | |
| in'flatedly | |
| —adv | |
| in'flatedness | |
| —n | |
| in'flater | |
| —n | |
| in'flator | |
| —n | |
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