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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State lawmakers accused officials of inflating the costs.
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
In New York, Trump was ordered to pay $83 million in damages for defamation, and he has also been found liable for inflating the value of his business assets, resulting in a $450 million penalty.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
Francis then charged the U.S. government heavily inflated prices for services such as security, tugboats, food, water replenishment and trash removal.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Yet Trump Media has morphed into a multi-billion-dollar meme stock and a favorite way for traders to bet on how this election cliffhanger will end, inflating the net worth of its biggest shareholder along the way.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
In New York, Trump was ordered to pay $83 million in damages for defamation, and he has also been found liable for inflating the value of his business assets, resulting in a $450 million penalty.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
Francis then charged the U.S. government heavily inflated prices for services such as security, tugboats, food, water replenishment and trash removal.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Yet Trump Media has morphed into a multi-billion-dollar meme stock and a favorite way for traders to bet on how this election cliffhanger will end, inflating the net worth of its biggest shareholder along the way.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 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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