inflate

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈfleɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To fill something with air or make it larger.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Do you know how to inflate the tire?

  • I cannot inflate all these balloons.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈflæɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To swell; to puff up.

  2. To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally

  3. To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.

More examples

In context

  • The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.

  • You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.

  • to inflate somebody with pride or vanity

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Latin īnflātus, perfect passive participle of īnflō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of inblow.