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inflated
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inflated
adj.
swollen; filled with air or gas; expanded, enlarged; exaggerated; puffed up with pride; bombastic
inflate
v.
expand; widen; fill with air or gas; swell; increase; cause inflation, raise price
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inflated
Adjective
1. enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"
(synonym) exaggerated, hyperbolic
(similar) increased
2. expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon"
(antonym) deflated
(similar) blown-up(a), blown up(p)
3. pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
(synonym) high-flown, high-sounding
(similar) pretentious
(classification) colloquialism
4. increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy"
(synonym) raised(a)
(similar) increased
inflate
Verb
1. fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
(synonym) blow up
(antonym) deflate
(hypernym) expand
(hyponym) reflate
(derivation) inflation
2. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
(synonym) blow up, expand, amplify
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) puff up
3. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
(antonym) deflate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) reflate
(derivation) inflation, rising prices
4. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
(antonym) deflate
(hypernym) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
(derivation) inflation, rising prices
5. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
(synonym) balloon, billow
(hypernym) expand
(hyponym) reflate
(derivation) inflation
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inflate
v.
nafouknout (se)
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inflate
Czas.
napompowywać; nadymać; nadymać się
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Inflated
(imp. & p. p.)
of Inflate
of Inflate
(a.)
Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style.
Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style.
(a.)
Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp.
Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp.
(a.)
Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas.
Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas.
(a.)
Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.
Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.
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