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English verb: inflate | |||
| 1. | inflate (change) exaggerate or make bigger | ||
| Samples | The charges were inflated. | ||
| Synonyms | amplify, blow up, expand | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | puff up | ||
| 2. | inflate (change) fill with gas or air | ||
| Samples | Inflate a balloons. | ||
| Synonyms | blow up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expand | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | billow, heave, reflate, surge | ||
| Antonyms | deflate | ||
| 3. | inflate (change) cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit | ||
| Samples | The war inflated the economy. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reflate | ||
| Antonyms | deflate | ||
| 4. | inflate (change) increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value | ||
| Samples | Inflate the currency. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down | ||
| Antonyms | deflate | ||
| 5. | inflate (change) become inflated | ||
| Samples | The sails ballooned. | ||
| Synonyms | balloon, billow | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expand | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reflate | ||
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