Definition of "inflate" []

To fill (something) with air or gas so as to make it swell. (verb-transitive)
To enlarge or amplify unduly or improperly; aggrandize. (verb-transitive)
To raise or expand abnormally or improperly. See Synonyms at exaggerate. (verb-transitive)
To cause (a currency or an economy) to undergo inflation. (verb-transitive)
To become inflated. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inflate" in a sentence

"The justified fear of Trichet is that monetary expansion will again inflate asset bubbles and will do little or nothing for the real economy."
"The worst of these titles inflate their claims to hyperbolic levels."
"A common view is that governments will be sorely tempted to " inflate " the debt away."

Words like "inflate"

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