inflate

English

Etymology

From Latin īnflātus, from the verb īnflō.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfleɪt/

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• Rhymes: -eɪt

Girl inflating a red balloon by blowing into it.

Verb

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.

   • J. Scott of Amwell

     When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, / Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes.

2. (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).

   The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.

3. (figuratively) To swell; to puff up.

   to inflate somebody with pride or vanity

   • Tennyson

     Inflate themselves with some insane delight.

4. (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.

Antonyms

• deflate

Derived terms

• inflated
• inflatingly

Related terms

• inflation

Translations

to enlarge the volume occupied by an object

• Catalan: inflar (ca), unflar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 充氣, 充气 (zh) (chōngqì)

• Finnish: täyttää (fi)
• French: gonfler (fr), enfler (fr)
• Friulian: enflâ, sglonfâ
• German: aufblasen (de), aufpumpen, aufblähen
• Greek: φουσκώνω (el) (fouskóno)
• Hungarian: felfúj (hu)
• Italian: enfiare (it)
• Japanese: 膨らませる (ふくらませる, fukuramaseru)

• Latin: inflo
• Macedonian: надувува (nadúvuva), дува (dúva)
• Portuguese: inchar (pt), inflar
• Romanian: umfla (ro)
• Russian: надувать (ru) impf (naduvátʹ), надуть (ru) pf (nadútʹ), наполнять (ru) impf (napolnjátʹ), наполнить (ru) pf (napólnitʹ) (to fill with gas, air - га́зом, во́здухом), накачивать (ru) impf (nakáčivatʹ), накачать (ru) pf (nakačátʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: sèid
• Spanish: inflar (es), hinchar (es)
• Swedish: blåsa upp

to enlarge a volume

• Catalan: inflar (ca), unflar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 膨脹, 膨胀 (zh) (péngzhàng)

• Finnish: täyttyä (fi)
• Greek: φουσκώνω (el) (fouskóno)
• Hungarian: felfúvódik (hu)

• Japanese: 膨らむ (ふくらむ, fukuramu)
• Korean: 부풀리다 (ko) (bupullida)
• Macedonian: надувува (nadúvuva), дува (dúva)
• Russian: надуваться (ru) impf (naduvátʹsja), надуться (ru) pf (nadútʹsja), наполняться (ru) impf (napolnjátʹsja), наполниться (ru) pf (napólnitʹsja) (to be filled with gas, air - га́зом, во́здухом), накачиваться impf (nakáčivatʹsja), накачаться (ru) pf (nakačátʹsja)

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Translations to be checked

• Mandarin: 擴張, 扩张 kuò zhāng, 打气, 打氣 dǎ qì
• French: ^{(please verify)} gonfler
• Korean: 부풀리다 (Bupullida)

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} inflar
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} blåsa upp

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Latin

Participle

īnflāte

1. vocative masculine singular of īnflātus