inflate
Use Inflate in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
2.
to cause to expand or distend with air or gas: to inflate a balloon.
3.
to puff up with pride, satisfaction, etc.
4.
to elate.
5.
Economics. to expand (money, prices, an economy, etc.) unduly in amount, value, or size; affect with inflation.
verb (used without object)
6.
to become inflated.
7.
to increase, especially suddenly and substantially: The $10 subscription has inflated to $25.
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Origin:
1470–80; < Latin inflātus past participle of inflāre to blow on or into, puff out, equivalent to in- in-2 + flā- blow2 + -tus past participle suffix
1470–80; < Latin inflātus past participle of inflāre to blow on or into, puff out, equivalent to in- in-2 + flā- blow2 + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
in·flat·er, in·fla·tor, noun
o·ver·in·flate, verb (used with object), o·ver·in·flat·ed, o·ver·in·flat·ing.
re·in·flate, verb, re·in·flat·ed, re·in·flat·ing.
Antonyms
1. deflate.
1. deflate.
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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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Slang Dictionary
inflate
vt. To decompress or puff a file. Rare among Internet hackers, used primarily by MS-DOS/Windows types.
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Example sentences
They also found virtually no evidence of attempts to inflate disability claims.
Simply asking the travelers for the price is hopeless, he figures, for they will inflate it.
And attempts to control pay in one area tend to inflate it in another.
The bank offers a no-annual-fee credit card that doesn't add charges to foreign purchases, and they don't inflate exchange rates.
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