in·flat·ed

[in-fley-tid]
adjective
1.
distended with air or gas; swollen.
2.
puffed up, as with pride.
3.
turgid or bombastic: his inflated prose.
4.
unduly increased in level: inflated costs.
5.
Economics. unduly expanded in amount, value, or size; characterized by inflation.
6.
Botany. hollow and enlarged or swelled out: inflated perianth.

Origin:
1645–55; inflate + -ed2

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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Inflated is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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in·flate

[in-fleyt] verb, in·flat·ed, in·flat·ing.
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.

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

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.


1. See expand.


1. deflate.
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inflate (ɪnˈfleɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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inflate
1530s, from L. inflatus, pp. of inflare (see inflation).
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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.
Example sentences
Keep your tires properly inflated, get regular tuneups and change your air and oil filters.
Of course, this was mainly a reaction to overborrowing, inflated home values and lost jobs.
And despite your over inflated ego, the medical community does not make policy
  based on your personal anecdotal evidence.
When it's inflated, there is no edge for any particular star to be near.
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