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Meaning of
inflate
in English
inflate
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Past Tense
inflated
Participle Verb
inflating
Third Person Singular
inflates
Definitions
Verb
to
fill
with
air
or
gas
;
enlarge
artificially
The
balloon
will
inflate
when
you
blow
air
into
it
.
to
exaggerate
or
misrepresent
;
distort
reality
The
company's
financial
reports
were
found
to
inflate
their
actual
profits
.
to
puff
up
with
pride
or
emotion
She
started
to
inflate
with
pride
after
receiving
the
award
.
to
swell
or
expand
naturally
The
materials
will
inflate
and
expand
when
they
come
into
contact
with
water
.
to
restore
compressed
data
to
original
size
The
software
will
inflate
the
compressed
files
to
their
original
size
.