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inflate
in·flate I0131200 (ĭn-flāt′)v. in·flat·ed, in·flat·ing, in·flates v.tr.1. To fill (something) with air or gas so as to make it swell: inflated the balloon with helium.2. a. To fill with pride; aggrandize: positive reviews that inflated the actor's ego.b. To represent as greater or more important than is in fact the case: inflated the box office receipts to mislead the investors. See Synonyms at exaggerate.3. To cause (a currency or economy) to undergo inflation.v.intr. To become inflated.
[Middle English inflaten, from Latin īnflāre, īnflāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + flāre, to blow; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.]
in·fla′tor, in·flat′er n.inflate (ɪnˈfleɪt) vb1. to expand or cause to expand by filling with gas or air: she needed to inflate the tyres. 2. (tr) to cause to increase excessively; puff up; swell: to inflate one's opinion of oneself. 3. (Economics) (tr) to cause inflation of (prices, money, etc)4. (tr) to raise in spirits; elate5. (Economics) (intr) to undergo economic inflation[C16: from Latin inflāre to blow into, from flāre to blow] inˈflatedly adv inˈflatedness n inˈflater, inˈflator nin•flate (ɪnˈfleɪt)
v. -flat•ed, -flat•ing. v.t. 1. to distend; swell or puff out; dilate. 2. to expand or distend with air or gas: to inflate a balloon. 3. to puff up with pride, satisfaction, etc. 4. to elate. 5. to increase unduly, as the level of prices or the amount of a currency. v.i. 6. to become inflated. [1470–80; < Latin inflāre to blow on or into, puff out =in- in-2 + flāre to blow2] in•flat′er, in•fla′tor, n. inflate blow up">blow up1. 'inflate'If you inflate something such as a tyre, balloon, or airbed, you fill it full of air or gas. ...a rubber dinghy that took half an hour to inflate.2. 'blow up'Inflate is a formal or technical word. In conversation, you usually say that you blow up a tyre, balloon, or airbed. She blew up the airbed.She would buy her son a dinghy and a pump to blow it up.inflate
Past participle: inflated
Gerund: inflating
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| I inflate | | you inflate | | he/she/it inflates | | we inflate | | you inflate | | they inflate |
| Preterite |
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| I inflated | | you inflated | | he/she/it inflated | | we inflated | | you inflated | | they inflated |
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| I am inflating | | you are inflating | | he/she/it is inflating | | we are inflating | | you are inflating | | they are inflating |
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| I have inflated | | you have inflated | | he/she/it has inflated | | we have inflated | | you have inflated | | they have inflated |
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| I was inflating | | you were inflating | | he/she/it was inflating | | we were inflating | | you were inflating | | they were inflating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had inflated | | you had inflated | | he/she/it had inflated | | we had inflated | | you had inflated | | they had inflated |
| Future |
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| I will inflate | | you will inflate | | he/she/it will inflate | | we will inflate | | you will inflate | | they will inflate |
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| I will have inflated | | you will have inflated | | he/she/it will have inflated | | we will have inflated | | you will have inflated | | they will have inflated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be inflating | | you will be inflating | | he/she/it will be inflating | | we will be inflating | | you will be inflating | | they will be inflating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been inflating | | you have been inflating | | he/she/it has been inflating | | we have been inflating | | you have been inflating | | they have been inflating |
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| I will have been inflating | | you will have been inflating | | he/she/it will have been inflating | | we will have been inflating | | you will have been inflating | | they will have been inflating |
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| I had been inflating | | you had been inflating | | he/she/it had been inflating | | we had been inflating | | you had been inflating | | they had been inflating |
| Conditional |
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| I would inflate | | you would inflate | | he/she/it would inflate | | we would inflate | | you would inflate | | they would inflate |
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| I would have inflated | | you would have inflated | | he/she/it would have inflated | | we would have inflated | | you would have inflated | | they would have inflated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | inflate - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"amplify, expand, blow upincrease - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"puff up - make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up" | | 2. | inflate - fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"blow upreflate - inflate again; "reflate the balloon"expand - make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"surge, billow, heave - rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"deflate - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated" | | 3. | inflate - cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"reflate - economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation; "These measures reflated the economy"deflate - produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy" | | 4. | inflate - increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" | | 5. |  inflate - become inflated; "The sails ballooned"balloon, billowreflate - become inflated againexpand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly" |
inflateverb1. blow up, pump up, swell, balloon, dilate, distend, aerate, bloat, puff up or out He jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft.
blow up deflate, contract, collapse, compress2. increase, boost, expand, enlarge, escalate, amplify Promotion can inflate a film's final cost.
increase shrink, diminish, lessen3. exaggerate, embroider, embellish, emphasize, enlarge, magnify, overdo, amplify, exalt, overstate, overestimate, overemphasize, blow out of all proportion, aggrandize, hyperbolize Even his war record was fraudulently inflated.inflateverbTo make (something) seem greater than is actually the case:exaggerate, hyperbolize, magnify, overcharge, overstate.Idioms: blow up out of proportion, lay it on thick, stretch the truth.Translationsinflate (inˈfleit) verb to blow up or expand (especially a balloon, tyre or lungs with air). He used a bicycle pump to inflate the ball. 使充氣 使充气inˈflatable adjective (of eg a cushion, ball etc) that can be filled with air for use. an inflatable beach ball. 可充氣的 可充气的，可膨胀的 inˈflation noun1. the process of inflating or being inflated. 充氣 充气2. a situation in country's economy where prices and wages keep forcing each other to increase. 通貨膨脹 通货膨胀inˈflationary adjective relating to economic inflation. 通貨膨脹的 通货膨胀的inflate
inflate (something) with (something)1. To put a particular gas, usually air, into something. You need to inflate this tire with a little more air.2. To use a particular device or tool to put air into something. Do you think we can inflate this air mattress with a hair dryer?3. By extension, to add to a monetary amount so that it seems larger than it really is. Sal's definitely inflating his amount for reimbursement with some extra-high figures—I know last night's dinner didn't cost that much.See also: inflateinflate something with something 1. Lit. to fill up something with air or some other gas. Jerry has to inflate all the balloons with helium. Ken inflated the balloons with gas. 2. Fig. to make a sum appear larger by including additional irrelevant amounts. I think that she has inflated her expense report with too many miles of travel. Don't inflate your expense report with extra costs.See also: inflateinflate
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Synonyms for inflateverb blow upSynonyms- blow up
- pump up
- swell
- balloon
- dilate
- distend
- aerate
- bloat
- puff up or out
Antonyms- deflate
- contract
- collapse
- compress
verb increaseSynonyms- increase
- boost
- expand
- enlarge
- escalate
- amplify
Antonymsverb exaggerateSynonyms- exaggerate
- embroider
- embellish
- emphasize
- enlarge
- magnify
- overdo
- amplify
- exalt
- overstate
- overestimate
- overemphasize
- blow out of all proportion
- aggrandize
- hyperbolize
Synonyms for inflateverb to make (something) seem greater than is actually the caseSynonyms- exaggerate
- hyperbolize
- magnify
- overcharge
- overstate
Synonyms for inflateverb exaggerate or make biggerSynonymsRelated Wordsverb fill with gas or airSynonymsRelated Words- reflate
- expand
- surge
- billow
- heave
Antonymsverb cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or creditRelated WordsAntonymsverb increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in valueRelated Words- cut down
- reduce
- trim back
- trim down
- cut
- cut back
- trim
- bring down
Antonymsverb become inflatedSynonymsRelated Words |