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| inflated | |
| 1. adj. Filled with air or fluid |  |
| The inflated balloons danced in the breeze. | |
| 2. adj. Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc. | |
| His inflated belly looked uncomfortable. | |
| 3. adj. (economics): In a state of higher cost. | |
| His inflated prices made the vendor unpopular. | |
| 4. adj. (figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego) | |
| 5. adj. (figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show | |
| The inflated speech did not impress the audience. | |
| 6. adj. Higher that the true figure | |
| inflated incidence figures | |
| inflate | |
| 1. v. To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally | |
| You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas). | |
| The balloon will inflate if you blow into it. | |
| 3. v. (figurative) To swell; to puff up. | |
| to inflate somebody with pride or vanity | |
| 4. v. (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously deflated. | |
