inflate
Meaning
- To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
- To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
- To swell; to puff up.
- To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
- To represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate.
Synonyms
fill with air
cause to swell
be inflated
live up to
plump out
blow on
increase in volume
make full
be puffed up
pump the air into
fill with wind
make known by blowing
become swollen
blow nose
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
Etymology
From Latin īnflātus, from the verb īnflō. Doublet of inblow.
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