- (v.t.) To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
- (v.t.) To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
- (v.i.) To expand; to fill; to distend.
- (p.a.) Blown in; inflated.
- (v.t.) Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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