inflar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to inflate
2. (transitive) to make swollen
3. (reflexive) to swell, to grow tight as a result of enlarging
4. (reflexive) to swell up, to become swollen
5. (reflexive) to become overwhelmed with anger
6. (figuratively, pronominal) to become full of oneself, to becomes swell-headed

Concepts

inflate

blow up

swell

puff up

bloat

puff out

embellish

embroider

lard

pad

plump out

puff

pump up

aggrandise

sufflate

aggrandize

balloon

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billow

dramatise

dramatize

Synonyms

unflar

inflar-se

botir

embellir

fer bombo

Translations

inchar

hinchar

gonfler

φουσκώνω

inflar

gonfiare

zwellen

schwellen

enfler

inflar

hincharse

intumescer

aufblasen

aufpumpen

uitzetten

Pronounced as (IPA)

[iɱˈfla]

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: īnflō

Cognate with Old Provençal: inflar

Cognate with Occitan: enflar

In summary

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin īnflāre (compare Old Occitan inflar and unflar; compare Occitan enflar). Doublet of the inherited unflar.