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English Dictionary: inflated	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inflated adj enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "a hyperbolic style" Synonym(s): hyperbolic, inflated pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution" Synonym(s): high-flown, high-sounding, inflated
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inflated \Inflat"ed\, a. 1. Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated* with gas. 2. Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style. Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. --Cowper. 3. (Bot.) Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp. --Martyn. 4. Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.