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inflate
p. a. [L. inflatus, p. p. of inflare to inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See Blow to puff wind.] Blown in; inflated. (Chaucer.)
v. t. 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. ()
v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend. ()


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