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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. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to become inflated. |
| 7. | to increase, esp. suddenly and substantially: The $10 subscription has inflated to $25. |
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| in·flate (ĭn-flāt') v. in·flat·ed, in·flat·ing, in·flates v. tr.
To become inflated. [Middle English inflaten, from Latin īnflāre, īnflāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + flāre, to blow; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.] in·fla'tor, in·flat'er n. |
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