inflating

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  inflate 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  inflate 
 
  Sense  1 
  inflate,  blow  up 
  =>  reflate 
  =>  billow,  surge,  heave 
 
  Sense  2 
  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify 
  =>  puff  up 
 
  Sense  5 
  balloon,  inflate,  billow 
  =>  reflate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  inflate 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  inflate 
 
  Sense  1 
  inflate,  blow  up 
  =>  reflate 
  =>  billow,  surge,  heave 
 
  Sense  2 
  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify 
  =>  puff  up 
 
  Sense  5 
  balloon,  inflate,  billow 
  =>  reflate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  inflate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  inflate 
 
  5  senses  of  inflate 
 
  Sense  1 
  inflate,  blow  up 
  =>  expand 
 
  Sense  2 
  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify 
  =>  increase 
 
  Sense  3 
  inflate 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  4 
  inflate 
  =>  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
 
  Sense  5 
  balloon,  inflate,  billow 
  =>  expand 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  inflate 
 
  inflate  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  inflate 
 
  Sense  1 
  inflate,  blow  up 
  =>  expand 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify 
  =>  increase 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  inflate 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  inflate 
  =>  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  balloon,  inflate,  billow 
  =>  expand 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  inflate 
 
  The  verb  inflate  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  inflate,  blow  up  --  (fill  with  gas  or  air;  "inflate  a  balloons") 
  2.  (1)  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify  --  (exaggerate  or  make  bigger;  "The  charges  were  inflated") 
  3.  inflate  --  (cause  prices  to  rise  by  increasing  the  available  currency  or  credit;  "The  war  inflated  the  economy") 
  4.  inflate  --  (increase  the  amount  or  availability  of  creating  a  rise  in  value;  "inflate  the  currency") 
  5.  balloon,  inflate,  billow  --  (become  inflated;  "The  sails  ballooned") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  inflate 
 
  The  verb  inflate  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  inflate,  blow  up  --  (fill  with  gas  or  air;  "inflate  a  balloons") 
  2.  (1)  inflate,  blow  up  expand,  amplify  --  (exaggerate  or  make  bigger;  "The  charges  were  inflated") 
  3.  inflate  --  (cause  prices  to  rise  by  increasing  the  available  currency  or  credit;  "The  war  inflated  the  economy") 
  4.  inflate  --  (increase  the  amount  or  availability  of  creating  a  rise  in  value;  "inflate  the  currency") 
  5.  balloon,  inflate,  billow  --  (become  inflated;  "The  sails  ballooned") 

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