inflate

Verb

Meaning

Blown in; inflated.

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.

To expand; to fill; to distend.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

expand balloon amplify billow blow up increase gas codfish dramatize raise extend pump elaborate enhance boost

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Antonyms

deflate lower minify reduce contract drop

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Hypernyms

change increase cut reduce expand alter

Hyponyms

surge heave billow puff up reflate

Related terms

inflation

Phrases with the word

re-inflate inflate-a-date

Derivatives

inflated inflating

Examples

The charges were inflated Source: Internet

The sails ballooned Source: Internet

inflate a balloons Source: Internet

inflate the currency Source: Internet

The war inflated the economy Source: Internet

A commander named Hu ordered his men to attack peasants in an attempt to increase the number of "bandits" he had killed; his superiors, likely eager to inflate their records as well, allowed this. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

inflatable vest inflatable yellow life jacket inflatable-arm-flailing inflate-a-date inflated inflated oval