Found 3 items, similar to Inflate.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: inflate menggelembungkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: inflate inflate v 1: fill with gas or air; “inflate a balloons” [syn: blow up] [ant: deflate] 2: exaggerate or make bigger; “The charges were inflated” [syn: blow up, expand, amplify] 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Inflate Inflate \In*flate"\, v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. --J. Scott of Amwell. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity. [1913 Webster] Inflate themselves with some insane delight. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency. [1913 Webster]