 inflate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] fill with gas or air | |
| Synonyms: | blow_up | |
| Examples: | "inflate a balloons" |
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| Related terms: | deflate expand billow reflate inflation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] exaggerate or make bigger | |
| Synonyms: | expand amplify blow_up | |
| Examples: | "The charges were inflated" |
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| Related terms: | increase puff_up | |
| 3. | [ verb ] increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value | |
| Examples: | "inflate the currency" |
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| Related terms: | deflate reduce inflation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit | |
| Examples: | "The war inflated the economy" |
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| Related terms: | deflate change reflate inflation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] become inflated | |
| Synonyms: | billow balloon | |
| Examples: | "The sails ballooned" |
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| Related terms: | expand reflate inflation | |
| Similar spelling: |
inflater inflated inviolate inflame inflatable inflator inflamed in_place inflected inflation inflict inflect in_play in_full in_a_flash influent influenza influence inflexion inflaming |
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