inflate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inflate	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for inflate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inflate v exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" Synonym(s): inflate, blow up, expand, amplify fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" Synonym(s): inflate, blow up Antonym(s): deflate cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy" Antonym(s): deflate increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" Antonym(s): deflate become inflated; "The sails ballooned" Synonym(s): balloon, inflate, billow
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inflate \In*flate"\, v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]:
Inflate \Inflate"\, 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]:
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]:
inflate {deflate}