Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inflate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inflate \In*flate"\, v. i.
To expand; to fill; to distend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inflate \In*flate"\, p. a. [L. inflatus, p. p. of inflare to
inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See {Blow} to puff
wind.]
Blown in; inflated. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inflate \In*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Inflating}.]
1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand;
to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the
lungs.
When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate
the features, and enrage the eyes. --J. Scott of
Amwell.
2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one
with pride or vanity.
Inflate themselves with some insane delight.
--Tennyson.
3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to
inflate the currency.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inflate
v 1: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" [syn: {blow up}]
[ant: {deflate}]
2: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn:
{blow up}, {expand}, {amplify}]
3: cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or
credit; "The war inflated the economy" [ant: {deflate}]
4: increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in
value; "inflate the currency" [ant: {deflate}]
5: become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: {balloon}, {billow}]
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