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inflate
[ in-fleyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
The king cobra inflates its hood.
Antonyms:
- 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.
inflate
/ ɪˈڱɪ /
verb
- to expand or cause to expand by filling with gas or air
she needed to inflate the tyres
- tr to cause to increase excessively; puff up; swell
to inflate one's opinion of oneself
- tr to cause inflation of (prices, money, etc)
- tr to raise in spirits; elate
- intr to undergo economic inflation
Derived Forms
- ˈڱٱ, adverb
- ˈڱٱ, noun
- ˈڱٱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ڱİ ·ڱtǰ noun
- v··ڱٱ verb (used with object) overinflated overinflating
- i·ڱٱ verb reinflated reinflating
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of inflate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Such bots can secure multiple test slots and some companies have used this technology to resell driving test slots at inflated prices.
The list does not distinguish between civilians and members of Palestinian armed groups who are killed in the war, and Israel has accused Hamas of inflating the percentages of women and children.
Trump is betting that many Americans, or at least the bulk of his supporters, will put up with inflated costs of foreign goods in the short term if it eventually brings more jobs.
This is when the people who created the cryptocoin inflate its value, get others to invest, and then sell their majority share to get profit, but leave the coin worthless.
The lawsuit also accused Universal of colluding with Spotify to falsely inflate streaming numbers for Not Like Us, a claim that both companies denied.
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