English Explanatory Dictionary

inflate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
  2. To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
  3. To swell; to puff up.
  4. To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
  5. To represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate.

Pronunciation

ĭn-flāt' /ɪnˈfleɪt/ en-us-inflate.ogg /ɪnˈflæɪt/ /ənˈflæɪt/

Word forms

inflate inflates inflating inflated

Etymology

From Latin īnflātus, perfect passive participle of īnflō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of inblow.

Antonyms

deflate

Related words

inflation

Derived words

disinflate hyperinflate inflatability inflatable inflate-a-date inflated inflater inflatingly inflatino inflaton misinflate overinflate reinflate shrinkflate underinflate

Translations

Arabic: نَفَخَ Armenian: փչել Bulgarian: надувам Bulgarian: надувам се Catalan: inflar Catalan: unflar Chinese Mandarin: 充氣 /充气 Chinese Mandarin: 膨脹 /膨胀 Czech: nafouknout Dutch: opblazen Esperanto: enblovi Estonian: täis puhuma Finnish: täyttää Finnish: täyttyä French: gonfler French: enfler French: se gonfler Friulian: enflâ Friulian: sglonfâ German: aufblasen German: aufpumpen German: aufblähen Greek: φουσκώνω Ancient Greek: φυσιόω Hungarian: felfúj Hungarian: felfúvódik Icelandic: blása upp Italian: enfiare Italian: gonfiare Japanese: 膨らませる Japanese: 膨らむ Latin: inflō Latin: sufflō Latvian: piepūst Macedonian: надувува Macedonian: дува Māori: whakamakoha Polish: dmuchać Polish: nadmuchiwać Polish: nadmuchać Polish: nadymać Portuguese: inchar Portuguese: inflar Romanian: umfla Russian: надува́ть Russian: наду́ть Russian: наполня́ть Russian: напо́лнить Russian: нака́чивать Russian: накача́ть Russian: надува́ться Russian: наду́ться Russian: наполня́ться Russian: напо́лниться Russian: нака́чиваться Russian: накача́ться Scottish Gaelic: sèid Slovak: nafúkať Spanish: inflar Spanish: hinchar Spanish: implar Swedish: blåsa upp Turkish: şişirmek Turkish: şişmek Ukrainian: надува́ти Ukrainian: надима́ти Ukrainian: наду́ти Korean: 부풀리다 Thai: ขยาย Ottoman Turkish: شیشمك Ottoman Turkish: قبارمق
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