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Pronunciation : In*flate"
Part of Speech : p.
Etymology : [L. inflatus, p.p. of inflare to inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See Blow to puff wind.]
Definition : Defn: Blown in; inflated. Chaucer.

a.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In*flate"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Inflated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In*flate"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To expand; to fill; to distend.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913