inflated; inflating
1
: to swell or distend with air or gas
2
: to puff up : elate
inflate one's ego
3
: to expand or increase abnormally or imprudently
: to become inflated
Examples of inflate in a Sentence
We used a pump to inflate the raft.
Economists warn that rapid economic growth could inflate prices.
Increased competition has inflated salaries among professional athletes.
Rapid economic growth may cause prices to inflate.
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The bigger issue though, and what could drive the negative reaction to the olfactory paper, is also down to how social media inflates people’s egos.
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Canadian rapper Drake has taken his feud with rival Kendrick Lamar to the US court system, accusing record label Universal Music of conspiring to inflate the California hip-hop star’s streaming numbers and of defaming him, according to legal filings and media reports Tuesday.
—Afp, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
The event, held in Manhattan's Upper West Side, will continue until 6 p.m.
Spectators can see old favorites such as Snoopy being inflated, alongside six new balloons this year.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Drake’s feud with Kendrick Lamar has reached another level: The Canadian rapper is claiming that Universal Music Group and Spotify have inflated the streams of Lamar’s diss song aimed at him.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Inflate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflate. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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inflate
verb
in·flate
in-ˈflāt 
inflated; inflating
1
: to swell or fill with air or gas
inflate a balloon
2
: to increase abnormally
inflated prices
inflatable
adjective
-ə-bəl
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