From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inflate \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.
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When passion's tumults in the bosom rise,
Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. --J.
Scott of
Amwell.
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2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one
with pride or vanity.
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Inflate themselves with some insane delight.
--Tennyson.
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3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to
inflate the currency.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inflated \In*flat"ed\, a.
1. Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a
balloon inflated with gas.
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2. Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an
inflated style.
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Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. --Cowper.
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3. (Bot.) Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla,
nectary, or pericarp. --Martyn.
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4. Distended or enlarged fictitiously or without due cause;
as, inflated prices; inflated expectations, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
expanded \expanded\ adj.
increased in extent or size or bulk or scope. Opposite of
contracted. [Narrower terms: blown-up, enlarged;
dilated; distended, swollen; inflated]
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2. (Printnig) wider than usual for a particular height; -- of
printers' type. Contrasted with condensed.
Syn: extended.
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