meaning of inflate
1. Blown in; inflated.
2. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
3. Fig. : To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
4. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
5. To expand; to fill; to distend.
6. become inflated; "The sails
">ballooned"
Related Words
inflate | inflated | inflater |
