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in·flate

   [in-fleyt] verb, -flat·ed, -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.
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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

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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inflate (ɪnˈfleɪt)
 
—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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