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inflated

[in-fley-tid]

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adjective

distended with air or gas; swollen.

puffed up, as with pride.

turgid or bombastic: his inflated prose.

unduly increased in level: inflated costs.

Economics. unduly expanded in amount, value, or size; characterized by inflation.

EXPAND

Botany. hollow and enlarged or swelled out: inflated perianth.

COLLAPSE

Origin:
1645–55; inflate + -ed²

Related forms

in·flat·ed·ly, adverb

in·flat·ed·ness, noun

un·der·in·flat·ed, adjective

un·in·flat·ed, adjective

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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verb (used with object)

to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.

to cause to expand or distend with air or gas: to inflate a balloon.

to puff up with pride, satisfaction, etc.

to elate.

Economics. to expand (money, prices, an economy, etc.) unduly in amount, value, or size; affect with inflation.

verb (used without object)

to become inflated.

to increase, especially suddenly and substantially: The $10 subscription has inflated to $25.

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

Related forms

in·flat·er, in·fla·tor, noun

o·ver·in·flate, verb (used with object), -flat·ed, -flat·ing.

re·in·flate, verb, -flat·ed, -flat·ing.

Synonyms
1. See expand.

Antonyms
1. deflate.

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Word Origin & History

inflate

1530s, from L. inflatus, pp. of inflare (see inflation).