Inflate

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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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