Australian English Meaning of inflate

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Definitions and Meaning of inflate in English

Wordnet

inflate (v)

exaggerate or make bigger

fill with gas or air

cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit

increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value

become inflated

Webster

inflate (p. a.)

Blown in; inflated.

Webster

inflate (v. t.)

To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.

Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.

To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.

Webster

inflate (v. i.)

To expand; to fill; to distend.

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