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Meaning of inflate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  inflate
      v 1: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
           [syn: {inflate}, {blow up}, {expand}, {amplify}]
      2: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" [syn: {inflate},
         {blow up}] [ant: {deflate}]
      3: cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or
         credit; "The war inflated the economy" [ant: {deflate}]
      4: increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in
         value; "inflate the currency" [ant: {deflate}]
      5: become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: {balloon},
         {inflate}, {billow}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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