inflateadj.
/ɪnˈfleɪt/, U.S. /ᵻnˈfleɪt/ Now rare or Obsolete.
= inflated adj. (Usually construed as past participle.)
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the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > [adjective]
to-bollenc1175
bolledc1375
bolnedc1380
swollenc1386
blown1483
puffed?a1500
inflate?1504
bellieda1533
bladder-puffed1549
uppuffed1573
huffling1582
swellinga1586
upblown1590
tumorous1603
windy1603
windy-headed1603
huffed1605
flown1606
huff-pufft1608
puff-pasted1610
turgid1620
turgent1621
high-blown1623
tympanous1625
bladdered1633
tympaneda1634
tumoured1635
tympanied1637
enormous1641
over-leaven1648
flatulent1658
tympany-like1658
huffy1677
tumefied1677
blubbered1699
full-blown1699
bloated1731
tympanitical1772
inflated1785
pompholygous1855
overblown1864
forblown-
the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > inflating > inflated
inflate?1504
puffed1536
full-blown1576
upblown1590
wind-blown1593
huff-pufft1608
bladdered1633
flatuous1658
inflated1681
out-blowed-
the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [adjective] > blowing air > blowing on or into > blown in
inflate?1504
the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling > swollen
bollen?c1225
bolghena1250
swollenc1325
rank?a1400
forbolned1413
puff1472
voustyc1480
knule?a1513
puffed1536
boldenc1540
tumorous1547
bladder-like1549
hoven1558
forswollen1565
uppuffed1573
bolled1578
engrossed1578
heaved1578
puffy1598
swelleda1616
bloughty1620
inflate1620
tympanous1625
tumid1626
tumoured1635
tumefied1651
bloated1664
pluff1673
inflated1744
balloon-like?1784
bladdery1785
ballooned1820
bepuffeda1849
utriculate1860
pobby1888
?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. xxxv. 224 That thou be nat inflate by pryde & lyft up aboue thy selfe.
a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 163 in Poems (1981) 126 Nocht is ȝour famous laud and hie honour Bot wind inflat in vther mennis eiris.
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. EEiiii That our scyence or connynge..make vs nat inflate with pride.
1620 T. Scott High-waies of God (1633) 4 With eyes staring, countenance red and inflate.
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xv. 39 The Pericarpium..varies..in being Turbinate..Inflate, puffed, as in Cardiospermum and Staphylæa.
1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism vi. 201 The perpetrator is inflate with the persuasion of himself being a demigod in goodness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
inflatev.
/ɪnˈfleɪt/, U.S. /ᵻnˈfleɪt/ 1. transitive. To blow out or distend with wind or air; to fill (a cavity of the body, a balloon, etc.) with air or gas; also absol. of food, to cause flatulence.
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the world > matter > gas > air > [verb (transitive)] > inflate
abloweOE
blowc1425
inflate1528
huff1601
sufflate1616
puff1679
plima1691
balloon1906
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > cause disorders of internal organs [verb (transitive)] > distend
to-blowc1000
inflate1528
blast1578
stent1801
the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > distend > inflate
forblow1413
puffc1460
inflate1528
huff1601
sufflate1616
plima1691
balloon1784
bloat1815
gas1919
1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. Giijv Yet the drye fygges enflate nat so moche.
1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) ii. vii. 22 b They do inflate the stomacke, and cause head ache.
1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ix. 30 If they [sc. pease] be eaten in the huskes they be hurtfull and doe inflate.
1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 120 They..fill the stomacke with winde, and inflate the melt.
1774 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 3) xliv. 494 The bowels are inflated with wind.
1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 159 We must inflate the lung, pass a ligature above the affected part, and then dry it in the open air.
1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. v. 138 The habit of slightly inflating the crop is common to all domestic pigeons.
1869 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. (new ed.) iii. 31 We can calculate..the weight of zinc and sulphuric acid needed to inflate a balloon of the capacity of 150 cubic metres with hydrogen.
1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid v, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 222 A following gale, Risen from the west, inflates with a favouring breath their sail.
2. To puff up (a person) with (also †by) high spirits, pride, etc.; to elate. Also absol.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > inspire [verb (transitive)]
inblowc975
flamec1380
inspire1390
inflate1530
mounta1546
adblast1548
heighten1604
inspirita1661
to work up1681
exalt1744
inspiratea1806
the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > inflate with pride [verb (transitive)]
swellc1200
bolnea1340
inblowc1384
blow1388
embolne1430
puff1526
inflate1530
puft1563
tympanize1593
overleaven1604
bladder1610
hufflea1652
bloat1677
?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. xxxv. 224 That thou be nat inflate by pryde & lyft up aboue thy selfe.]
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 591/1 Connynge inflateth excepte a man have grace withall.
?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. P2 Envy..Will not admitte that Arte her selfe should show By others fingers; but the mynde inflates.
a1797 H. Walpole Walpoliana (1799) I. cxxxv. 111 Castlemain, the ambassador, was inflated with his master's infatuation.
1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw Pref. Character that prosperity could not inflate, nor adversity depress.
1873 L. Ferguson Disc. 254 Talk about learning may inflate with pride.
3. To dilate, distend, or swell; to enlarge unduly.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > distend > swell
swella1400
puffc1460
embossc1475
extend1481
heave1573
ball1593
tympanize1593
tumefy1597
hove1601
bladder1610
buzzlea1634
burly1635
inflatea1705
bumfle1832
a1705 J. Ray Wisdom of God (1717) 236 That the muscles are inflated in time of rest.
1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 158 We work upon certain unknown nerves, they inflate the muscles.
1782 J. Scott Ess. Painting in Poems 303 When Passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 861 The whole body was emaciated, the eye-brows inflated.
4. To swell or expand artificially or unduly; to expand beyond proper or natural limits; to raise above the amount or value which sound commercial principles would fix. Also intransitive, to resort to, exhibit, or produce (monetary) inflation.
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] > increase value of > above real value
inflate1843
balloon1878
society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [verb (intransitive)] > practise or advocate specific policies
co-operate1830
tariff1909
deflate1919
revalue1925
inflate1940
jawbone1966
reflate1971
society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > fluctuation in price > [verb (intransitive)] > rise (of prices) > increase prices
to raise the market1535
inflate1940
rocket1958
price-gouge1968
1843 Sir R. Peel in Croker Papers Apr. (1884) III Commerce, inflated by extravagant speculation..demands some remedy.
1844 R. W. Emerson Young Amer. in Wks. (1906) II. 298 We inflate our paper currency.
1887 B. F. Cowen in Vincent You & I, Business Integr. 641 (Funk) The want of integrity in business has inflated the stocks of our large corporations.
1940 Economist 27 Jan. 136/1 The most direct..method of inflating, if it cannot be avoided, would..be the deliberate creation of additional credit.
1965 New Statesman 31 Dec. 1021/1 Even if all countries inflated at the same rate, some problems would remain.
1971 Sunday Times 24 Oct. 44/6 More recently..all types of Southern property have been inflating faster than anywhere in the country.
1973 Time 25 June 23/2 In the supermarket..prices have been inflating at an annual rate of 25% or more.
Derivatives
inˈflating n. and adj.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > inflating
inflating1541
ballooning1875
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [adjective] > distension > causing
inflative1528
inflating1541
the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling
swellingc1000
turgentc1440
yeasty1598
tumefying1615
turgid1620
tumid1626
outswelling1678
turgescent1727
inflating1807
intumescent1870
tumescent1882
tumefacient1885
tumescing1980
the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > condition of being inflated > inflating
inflation1601
inflating1896
the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension > inflation with air or gas
upblowing1527
huffing1582
sufflation1599
inflation1601
inflating1896
1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 10 b Meates inflatynge or wyndye: Beanes, Lupines [etc.].
1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. ii, in Poems 78 In vain, they come, she feels th' inflating Grief.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 19 May 2/1 As soon as it is ready, and the gas made, the balloon will be inflated. The inflating, it is calculated, will take three days.
inˈflatingly adv. in an inflating manner (Webster, 1856).
inˈflater n. (also in'flator) one who or that which inflates or puffs up (literal and figurative); spec. an air-pump for inflating pneumatic cushions, tyres, etc.
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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > type of
profit taker1552
bull1714
bear1718
fund-monger1734
lame duck1806
stag1845
taker-in1852
cornerer1869
wrecker1876
corner-man1881
market-rigger1881
boursocrat1882
offeror1882
ribbon clerk1882
inflater1884
manipulator1888
underwriter1889
kangaroo1896
piker1898
share pusher1898
specialist1900
tailer1900
writer1906
placee1953
corporate raider1955
tippee1961
raider1972
bottom fisher1974
white knight1978
greenmailer1984
the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > condition of being inflated > inflating > that which
inflater1884
inflatant1888
the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension > inflation with air or gas > that which inflates or inflating agent
inflater1884
inflatant1888
1884 American 8 84 The clamor of contending inflaters and wreckers at the stock exchange.
1899 Mod. Newspaper Immediately the tyre becomes slack when riding..the inflator responds, without any aid from the rider.
Draft additions 1993
b. transferred. To increase in size or number, esp. substantially or rapidly and for a temporary period. Also intransitive for passive, to rise significantly.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (intransitive)] > exceedingly
overwaxc1384
inflate1984
the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase rapidly or sharply
balloon1901
to bump up1901
skyrocket1976
inflate1984
1984 Weekend Austral. 10–11 Nov. 38/4 The shopping centre services a permanent population of 25,000 which inflates to 100,000 during holiday periods.
1986 Bird Watching May 40/1 The number of visitors was inflated last year because of two feathered VIPs: a greater sandplover..and a little whimbrel.
1990 Field & Stream Mar. 17/1 A series of such similarly serendipitous superfluities..served to inflate the club's membership rolls.
c. To exaggerate or embellish.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)]
flatter?c1225
engregec1386
enhancec1400
extol?1504
extend1509
aggravate1533
exagger1535
blowa1538
amplify1561
exasperate1561
bombast1566
aggerate1570
enlarge1592
rengrege1601
exaggerate1604
magnify1605
hyperbolize1609
to slobber over ——1761
bloat1896
over-heighten1904
overpitch1904
overblow1961
inflate1982
1982 I. Hamilton Robert Lowell vi. 80 People who knew Jean Stafford advise caution when dealing with her versions of events: she tended, they say, to get the spirit of the thing right but to inflate or wittily distort the facts.
1984 C. Hope Kruger's Alp iv. 54 The enemies of our country like nothing better than to inflate the figures of those killed.
1986 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 28 July 6/4 He accepts that there is ‘a sense of conflict’ in the argument over future use of the countryside, but he feels that the element of conflict is inflated.
1989 Independent 16 Dec. 30/3 Wilson establishes that—contrary to the view that his military skills were inflated—Lawrence was always a superb guerilla leader.
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