Definition of inflate

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Inflate (v. t.) To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency..

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Turgid :: Turgid (a.) Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit..
Upblow :: Upblow (v. t.) To inflate.
Deflate :: Deflate (v. t.) To reduce from an inflated condition.
Bladder :: Bladder (n.) A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the gall bladder; -- applied especially to the urinary bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and inflated with air..
Turgesce :: Turgesce (v. i.) To become turgid; to swell or be inflated.
Inflate :: Inflate (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..
Inflatingly :: Inflatingly (adv.) In a manner tending to inflate.
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up..
Turgent :: Turgent (a.) Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous.
High-swelling :: High-swelling (a.) Inflated; boastful.
Bubble :: Bubble (n.) A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river..
Ampullaceous :: Ampullaceous (a.) Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.
Outblown :: Outblown (a.) Inflated with wind.
Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc..
Turgescent :: Turgescent (a.) Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big.
Johnsonese :: "Johnsonese (n.) The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words..
Puff :: Puff (n.) To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style..
Fustian :: Fustian (a.) Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history..
Bullate :: Bullate (a.) Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.
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