1. Adjective form
Blown in; inflated.
2. Verb
To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
3. Verb
Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
4. Verb
To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
5. Verb
To expand; to fill; to distend.
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