Associations to the word «Inflate»

INFLATE, verb. (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally

INFLATE, verb. (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).

INFLATE, verb. (figurative) To swell; to puff up.

INFLATE, verb. (transitive) (computing) To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.

INFLATE, verb. Exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated".

INFLATE, verb. Fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons".

INFLATE, verb. Cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy".

INFLATE, verb. Increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency".

INFLATE, verb. Become inflated; "The sails ballooned".