Search Result:inflated
Overview of verb inflate
The verb inflate has 5 senses
- inflate, blow up, expand, amplify -- (exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated")
- inflate, blow up -- (fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons")
- inflate -- (cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy")
- inflate -- (increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency")
- balloon, inflate, billow -- (become inflated; "The sails ballooned")
Overview of adj inflated
The adj inflated has 2 senses
- hyperbolic, inflated -- (enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "a hyperbolic style")
- high-flown, high-sounding, inflated -- (pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution")