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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inflate \In*flate"\, v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inflate \In*flate"\, p. a. [L. inflatus, p. p. of inflare to inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See {Blow} to puff wind.] Blown in inflated. --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inflate \In*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflated}; p. pr & vb n. {Inflating}.] 1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs. When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. --J. Scott of Amwell. 2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up to elate; as to inflate one with pride or vanity. Inflate themselves with some insane delight. --Tennyson. 3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as to inflate the currency. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inflate v 1: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn: {blow up}, {expand}, {amplify}] 2: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" [syn: {blow up}] [ant: {deflate}] 3: cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy" [ant: {deflate}] 4: increase the amount or availability of creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" [ant: {deflate}] 5: become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: {balloon}, {billow}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: inflate vt To decompress or {puff} a file. Rare among Internet hackers, used primarily by MS-DOS/Windows types. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: inflate {deflate}
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