In*flate" (?), p. a. [L. inflatus, p.p. of inflare to inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See Blow to puff wind.]
Blown in; inflated.
Chaucer.
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In*flate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inflated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflating.]
1.
To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
When passion's tumults in the bosom rise,
Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes.
J. Scott of Amwell.
2.
Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
Inflate themselves with some insane delight.
Tennyson.
3.
To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
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In*flate", v. i.
To expand; to fill; to distend.
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