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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn