Definition of inflate

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Inflate (v. t.) Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity..

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Fustian :: Fustian (n.) An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high-sounding words are used,' above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; bombast..
Bladder :: Bladder (n.) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound..
Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp..
Fustian :: Fustian (a.) Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history..
Bubble :: Bubble (n.) A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river..
Johnsonese :: "Johnsonese (n.) The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words..
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell..
High-flown :: High-flown (a.) Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language..
Inflatable :: Inflatable (a.) That may be inflated.
Upblow :: Upblow (v. t.) To inflate.
Sufflation :: Sufflate (v. t.) To blow up; to inflate; to inspire.
High-blown :: High-blown (a.) Inflated, as with conceit..
Tumid :: Tumid (a.) Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style..
Puff :: Puff (n.) To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance..
Flown :: Flown (a.) Flushed, inflated..
Float :: Float (v. i.) Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink; an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to swim; a life preserver.
Bombast :: Bombast (a.) High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.
Gassy :: Gassy (a.) Full of gas; like gas. Hence: [Colloq.] Inflated; full of boastful or insincere talk.
Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air..
Tumorous :: Tumorous (a.) Inflated; bombastic.
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