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- pronunciation:
- ihn
fleIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
inflates, inflating, inflated |
definition 1: |
to enlarge, expand, or distend.
Inflate the balloon by blowing into the open end.
- synonyms:
- blow up, distend, enlarge, swell
- antonyms:
- deflate
- similar words:
- aggrandize, bloat, boost, dilate, expand, fill, puff, pump, stretch
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definition 2: |
to cause to feel elated, as with pride or joy.
- synonyms:
- elate, swell
- antonyms:
- deflate
- similar words:
- animate, excite, exhilarate, flatter, puff
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definition 3: |
to raise (the general price level), as by deliberate government action.
- antonyms:
- deflate
- similar words:
- increase, raise
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definition 4: |
to cause to seem larger or more important than reality warrants; exaggerate.
- synonyms:
- exaggerate, magnify
- antonyms:
- downgrade
- similar words:
- amplify, augment, bloat, blow up, embellish, embroider, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate
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related words: |
aggrandize, bag, belly, billow, bulge, flush, lift, magnify, overdo, pouch |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to become inflated.
The rubber raft inflates quickly.- synonyms:
- swell
- antonyms:
- deflate
- similar words:
- balloon, bloat, blow up, distend, enlarge, expand, fill, rise
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related words: |
pouch, swell |
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derivations: |
inflatable (adj.), inflated (adj.), inflater (inflator) (n.) |
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