Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Inflate has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
exaggerate or make bigger
"The charges were inflated"
2
fill with gas or air
"inflate a balloons"
3
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
"The war inflated the economy"
4
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
"inflate the currency"
5
become inflated
"The sails ballooned"
6
To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
Example Sentences
"The charges were inflated"
verb
"inflate a balloons"
verb
"The war inflated the economy"
verb
"inflate the currency"
verb
"The sails ballooned"
verb
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