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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 yvlog Forms
- ·ڱİ ·ڱtǰ noun
- v··ڱٱ verb (used with object) overinflated overinflating
- i·ڱٱ verb reinflated reinflating
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of inflate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The lawsuit also accused Universal of colluding with Spotify to falsely inflate streaming numbers for Not Like Us, a claim that both companies denied.
While the opioid overdose crisis is real and tragic, the math used here is economically questionable and politically convenient, first by using an inflated valuation of death.
It was uncomfortable, and the pillows were inflated like balloons that wouldn’t squish when you laid on them, making for two sleepless nights.
But as they found glory at home and in Asia, their parent company was overstretching itself in an inflated property market.
Critics say that is an inflated price for Ellison’s firm.
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