to inflate

listen to the pronunciation of to inflate
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upblow
puff out

He puffed out his cheeks.

To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas)

The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.

To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally

You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.

fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy
exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
If you inflate something such as a balloon or tyre, or if it inflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas. Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft Don's lifejacket had failed to inflate
Blown in; inflated
If someone inflates the amount or effect of something, they say it is bigger, better, or more important than it really is, usually so that they can profit from it. They inflated clients' medical treatment to defraud insurance companies
Fig
become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
To expand; to fill; to distend
To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs
If you say that someone inflates the price of something, or that the price inflates, you mean that the price increases. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles. = increase + inflated in·flat·ed They had to buy everything at inflated prices at the ranch store
{f} expand; widen; fill with air or gas; swell; increase; cause inflation, raise price
fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy
pump up
sufflate
to inflate

    Silbentrennung

    to in·flate

    Türkische aussprache

    tı înfleyt

    Aussprache

    /tə ənˈflāt/ /tə ɪnˈfleɪt/
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