Word Frequency
inflate (ɪnˈfleɪt
)
Definitions
verb
- to expand or cause to expand by filling with gas or air ⇒
she needed to inflate the tyres
- tr to cause to increase excessively; puff up; swell ⇒
to inflate one's opinion of oneself
- tr to cause inflation of (prices, money, etc)
- tr to raise in spirits; elate
- intr to undergo economic inflation
Derived Forms
inˈflatedly adverbinˈflatedness noun
inˈflater, inˈflator noun
Word Origin
C16: from Latin inflāre to blow into, from flāre to blowExample Sentences Including 'inflator'
Twenty metres down I hit my suit's inflator to brake, feeling the blasting air like ice on my chest.IN FORKBEARD'S WAKE: Coasting Round Scandinavia (2003)
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