inflating

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present participle of inflate
inflate
To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas)

The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.

inflate
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.

inflate
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
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exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
inflate
To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it
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increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
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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
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Blown in; inflated
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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
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become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
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To expand; to fill; to distend
inflate
To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs
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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
inflate
{f} expand; widen; fill with air or gas; swell; increase; cause inflation, raise price
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fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
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To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity
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cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
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To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency
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cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy
inflate
pump up
inflate
sufflate
inflating

    Hyphenation

    in·flat·ing

    Turkish pronunciation

    înfleytîng

    Pronunciation

    /ənˈflātəɴɢ/ /ɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ/
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