Associations to the word «Inflate»

Wiktionary

INFLATE, verb. (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
INFLATE, verb. (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
INFLATE, verb. (figurative) To swell; to puff up.
INFLATE, verb. (transitive) (computing) To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.

Dictionary definition

INFLATE, verb. Exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated".
INFLATE, verb. Fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons".
INFLATE, verb. Cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy".
INFLATE, verb. Increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency".
INFLATE, verb. Become inflated; "The sails ballooned".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley