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- pronunciation:
- ihn
fleIt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
inflates, inflating, inflated |
| definition 1: |
When you inflate something, you make it expand, often by filling it with air or a gas. When you inflate a balloon, you make the balloon get bigger by putting air into it.
Max often has to inflate his bicycle tires.
- synonyms:
- blow up
- similar words:
- boost, expand, fill, puff, pump, stretch
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| definition 2: |
When something inflates, it gets bigger, often by becoming filled with air or a gas.
This air mattress takes a long time to inflate.- synonyms:
- swell
- similar words:
- blow up, expand, fill
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| related words: |
lift, magnify, swell |
| derivations: |
inflatable (adj.), inflated (adj.), inflater (inflator) (n.) |
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