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Word: Inflate
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Latin inflat- ‘blown into’, from the verb inflare, from in- ‘into’ + flare ‘to blow’
ɪnˈfleɪt
fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended
Short Definition:fill with air so as to distend
Examples:- never use an air line on a garage forecourt to inflate your tyres
increase (something) by a large or excessive amount
Short Definition:increase by large amount
Examples:- objectives should be clearly set out so as not to duplicate work and inflate costs
bring about inflation of (a currency) or in (an economy)
Short Definition:bring about inflation of currency etc.
Examples:- he has inflated the money supply to allow companies to continue in their old ways
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