Associations to the word «Inflate»
Noun
- Esteem
- Kite
- Envelope
- Revenue
- Nitrogen
- Numbers
- Jumper
- Throat
- Ascent
- Estimate
- Investor
- Hydrogen
- Expense
- Stomach
- Statistic
- Value
- Purchasing
- Lava
- Bidding
- Breath
- Mating
- Blow
- Vent
- Self
- Dump
- Fabric
- Regulator
- Burst
- Device
- Cost
- Debt
- Commodity
- Skin
- Casualty
- Cheek
- Tent
- Turbine
- Salary
- Foam
- Sack
- Lou
- Purchase
- Allegation
- Wage
- Amount
- Contractor
- Increase
- Roma
- Spine
- Buddy
- Crash
- Universe
- Tip
- Container
- Display
- Sphere
- Error
- Lift
- Surface
- Seal
- Pant
- Muscle
- Mouth
Adjective
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 are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.