āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to inflate
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āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāύā§, āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to make something full by air or gas
Transitive: to inflate an expandable object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The swimmer inflated the life jacket before entering the water, ensuring buoyancy and safety.
āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻāĻĢ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻžāϏāĻŽāĻžāύāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž, āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to increase something significantly or excessively
Transitive: to inflate a price
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The landlord inflated the rent for the apartment, taking advantage of the high demand in the area.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϰ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŽā§āύā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāύā§, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to expand or become swollen with air or gas
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the tire inflated, it slowly regained its shape, ready to be mounted back onto the car.
āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻ āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§, āĻāĻāĻŋ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāύā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāύā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž
to make something seem more impressive or important than it actually is
Transitive: to inflate a fact
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tends to inflate his stories when retelling them to make them sound more exciting and dramatic.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞā§āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāύāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻžāĻāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āύāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāύā§, āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to increase the supply of currency or credit in an economy, leading to a rise in prices of goods and services
Transitive: to inflate the economy or a currency
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Government spending programs can sometimes inadvertently inflate the economy, causing prices to soar.
āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
inflatable
inflated
inflater
inflate
infl
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