"inflate" meaning in English

See inflate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈfleɪt/ Audio: en-us-inflate.ogg [US] Forms: inflate [canonical], inflates [third-person, singular], inflated [past], inflated [past, participle], inflating [present, participle]
enPR: ĭn-flāt' Head templates: {{verb|inflat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you inflate something, you try to add air into it to make it bigger.
    Sense id: simple-inflate-en-verb-ZuKSLrUx
     
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