Defenition of the word inflate
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Defenition of the word inflate
- To exaggerate or make bigger.
- To fill with gas or air.
- To cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit.
- To become inflated.
- become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
- increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
- cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
- fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
- exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
- become inflated
- fill with gas or air
- exaggerate or make bigger
- increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
- cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
Synonyms for the word inflate
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- amplify
- balloon
- billow
- blow up
- boost
- drive up
- embellish
- escalate
- exaggerate
- expand
- fill with air
- go up
- increase
- magnify
- overestimate
- overstate
- pump up
- raise
Similar words in the inflate
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- inflate
- inflated
- inflates
Hyponyms for the word inflate
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- billow
- heave
- puff up
- reflate
- surge
Hypernyms for the word inflate
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- alter
- bring down
- change
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- expand
- increase
- modify
- reduce
- trim
- trim back
- trim down
Antonyms for the word inflate
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