INFLATE
\ɪnflˈe͡ɪt], \ɪnflˈeɪt], \ɪ_n_f_l_ˈeɪ_t]\
Definitions of INFLATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
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increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
By Princeton University
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become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
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increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Blown in; inflated.
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To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
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Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
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To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
By Oddity Software
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Blown in; inflated.
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To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
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Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
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To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
