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De - Pt| English Dictionary: 'INFLATE | by the DICT Development Group |
| 5 results for 'INFLATE | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Inflate \In*flate"\, v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Inflate \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. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. 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. | |
| From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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inflate vt. To decompress or {puff} a file. Rare among Internet hackers, used primarily by MS-DOS/Windows types. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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inflate {deflate} | |
