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Meaning and definition for "inflate" word
[verb] fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
[verb] exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
[verb] increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
[verb] cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
\In*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inflating}.] 1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs. When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. --J. Scott of Amwell. 2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity. Inflate themselves with some insane delight. --Tennyson. 3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
\In*flate"\, v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend.
Synonyms for inflate
amplify, balloon, billow, blow up
Antonyms: deflate
See also: alter | bring down | change | cut | cut back | cut down | expand | heave | increase | puff up | reduce | reflate | surge | trim | trim back | trim down |
Related terms: add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, Barnumize, bloat, blow, blow up, bombast, boost, broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, crescendo, develop, dilate, distend, enlarge, exaggerate, exalt, expand, extend, fatten, fill out, hike, hike up, huff, increase, jack up, jump up, lay it on, lengthen, magnify, maximize, overdevelop, overdistend, overdraw, overexpand, overextend, overstrain, overstretch, parlay, pile it on, pontificate, puff, puff up, pump, pump up, put up, pyramid, raise, rarefy, strain, stretch, sufflate, swell, talk big, talk highfalutin, thicken, up, vapor, widen
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Let's analyse "inflate" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETALFNI. Average typing speed for these characters is 1975 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
inflate: 9 + 1 + 5 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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