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inflated definition
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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 adj inflated The adj inflated has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) exaggerated, hyperbolic, inflated -- (enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style") 2. inflated -- (expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon") 3. high-flown, high-flying, high-sounding, inflated -- ((informal) pretentious; "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-flying dissertation on the means to attain social revolution") 4. raised, inflated -- (increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy") Antonyms of adj inflated 4 senses of inflated Sense 1 exaggerated, hyperbolic, inflated INDIRECT (VIA increased) -> decreased, reduced Sense 2 inflated (vs. deflated) deflated (vs. inflated) => flat Sense 3 high-flown, high-flying, high-sounding, inflated INDIRECT (VIA pretentious) -> unpretentious Sense 4 raised(postnominal), inflated INDIRECT (VIA increased) -> decreased, reduced Similarity of adj inflated 4 senses of inflated Sense 1 exaggerated, hyperbolic, inflated => increased (vs. decreased) Sense 2 inflated (vs. deflated) => blown-up(postnominal), blown up(prenominal) Sense 3 high-flown, high-flying, high-sounding, inflated => pretentious (vs. unpretentious) Sense 4 raised(postnominal), inflated => increased (vs. decreased) Attributes of adj inflated Familiarity of adj inflated inflated used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj inflated inflated 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 adj inflated The adj inflated has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) exaggerated, hyperbolic, inflated -- (enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style") 2. inflated -- (expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon") 3. high-flown, high-flying, high-sounding, inflated -- ((informal) pretentious; "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-flying dissertation on the means to attain social revolution") 4. raised, inflated -- (increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy")
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