inflate

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to inflate

Third person singular
inflates

Simple past
inflated

Past participle
inflated

Present participle
inflating

to inflate (third-person singular simple present inflates, present participle inflating, simple past and past participle inflated)

  1. (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
    You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.
  2. (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
    The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.

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to enlarge the volume occupied by an object
to enlarge a volume
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