Inflate

  • 21inflate — in·flate in flāt vb, in·flat·ed; in·flat·ing vt to swell or distend with air or gas <inflate the lungs> vi to become inflated in·fla·tion in flā shən n …

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  • 22inflate — verb Inflate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑balloon, ↑ego, ↑figure, ↑raft, ↑tyre, ↑value …

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  • 23inflate — in|flate [ ın fleıt ] verb 1. ) transitive to fill something with air or gas so that it becomes the right shape and size for using: BLOW UP: The pump inflates the tires automatically. a ) intransitive to become inflated: It takes only a second… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24inflate — verb 1) inflate the balloon Syn: blow up, pump up, fill, puff up/out, dilate, distend, swell, bloat 2) the demand inflated prices Syn: increase, raise, boost …

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  • 25inflate — in•flate [[t]ɪnˈfleɪt[/t]] v. flat•ed, flat•ing 1) to distend; swell or puff out; dilate 2) to expand or distend with air or gas: to inflate a balloon[/ex] 3) to puff up with pride, satisfaction, etc 4) to elate 5) bus to increase unduly, as the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26inflate — [c]/ɪnˈfleɪt / (say in flayt) verb (inflated, inflating) –verb (t) 1. to distend; swell or puff out; dilate. 2. to distend with gas: inflate a balloon. 3. to puff up with pride, satisfaction, etc. 4. to elate. 5. to expand (currency, prices,… …

  • 27inflate — /ɪn fleɪt/ verb ♦ to inflate prices to increase prices without any reason …

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  • 28inflate — To fill with air. Also see hydrostatically inflate …

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  • 29Inflate to 45 RPM — is the first vinyl recording by Canadian ska punk band The Planet Smashers. It contains three tracks, two of which were put on their following recording, Attack of The Planet Smashers . The last track, an instrumental, is a cover of a song by The …

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  • 30inflate — Synonyms and related words: Barnumize, add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, bloat, blow, blow up, bombast, boost, broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, crescendo, develop, dilate, distend, enlarge, exaggerate, exalt, expand, extend …

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