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(verb) fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" |
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Synonyms: blow up |
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Related Words: billow, expand, heave, reflate, surge |
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Antonyms: deflate |
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| 2. |
(verb) exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" |
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Synonyms: amplify, blow up, expand |
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Related Words: increase, puff up |
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(verb) increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" |
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Related Words: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down |
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Antonyms: deflate |
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| 4. |
(verb) cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy" |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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Antonyms: deflate |
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| 5. |
(verb) become inflated; "The sails ballooned" |
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Synonyms: balloon, billow |
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Related Words: expand, reflate |
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