What is the meaning of inflated?

verb

  • Exaggerate or make bigger.
    • usage: "The charges were inflated"
  • Fill with gas or air.
    • usage: "inflate a balloons"
  • Cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit.
    • usage: "The war inflated the economy"
  • Increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value.
    • usage: "inflate the currency"
  • Become inflated.
    • usage: "The sails ballooned"

adjective

  • Enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness.
    • usage: "a hyperbolic style"
  • Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals. )
    • usage: "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
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