inflate

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verb

1. exaggerate or make bigger (Freq. 1)
- The charges were inflated
• Syn:
blow up, expand, amplify
• Derivationally related forms:
expansive (for: expand)
• Hypernyms:
increase
• Hyponyms:
puff up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. fill with gas or air (Freq. 1)
- inflate a balloons
• Syn:
blow up
• Ant:
deflate
• Derivationally related forms:
inflatable, inflation, inflater, inflator
• Hypernyms:
expand
• Hyponyms:
reflate, billow, surge, heave
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
- The war inflated the economy
• Ant:
deflate
• Derivationally related forms:
inflation
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
reflate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
- inflate the currency
• Ant:
deflate
• Derivationally related forms:
inflation
• Hypernyms:
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down,
trim back, cut, bring down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
5. become inflated
- The sails ballooned
• Syn:
balloon, billow
• Derivationally related forms:
inflation
• Hypernyms:
expand
• Hyponyms:
reflate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  balloon, billow, blow up, expand, amplify