Inflate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exaggerate or make bigger

fill with gas or air

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnflˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnflˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnflˈeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnflˈeɪt/.

Examples

The charges were inflated
inflate a balloons
The war inflated the economy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blow up expand amplify balloon billow

Antonyms

deflate

Parts of Speech

verb	exaggerate or make bigger “The charges were inflated”
verb	fill with gas or air “inflate a balloons”
verb	cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit “The war inflated the economy”
verb	increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value “inflate the currency”
verb	become inflated “The sails ballooned”

Word Forms

expansive	adjective	able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
inflatable	adjective	designed to be filled with air or gas
inflation	noun	the act of filling something with air
inflater	noun	an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)
inflator	noun	an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufblasen

übertreiben oder vergrößern

🇫🇷French

gonfler

exagérer ou agrandir

🇪🇸Spanish

inflar

exagerar o hacer más grande

🇮🇹Italian

gonfiare

esagerare o ingrandirsi

🇳🇱Dutch

opblazen

overdrijven of groter maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

inflar

exagerar ou aumentar

🇷🇺Russian

надувать

преувеличить или сделать больше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फुलाना

बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना या बड़ा बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ফীত করা

অতিরঞ্জিত করা বা বড় করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பெருக்க

மிகைப்படுத்தவும் அல்லது பெரிதாக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పెంచి

అతిశయోక్తి లేదా పెద్దదిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

फुगवणे

अतिशयोक्ती करा किंवा मोठे करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચડાવવું

અતિશયોક્તિ કરો અથવા મોટું કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಗ್ಗಿಸಿ

ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೊಡ್ಡದು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഊതിവീർപ്പിക്കുക

പെരുപ്പിച്ചു കാണിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വലുതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੁੱਲਣਾ

ਵਧਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

فلانا

بڑھا چڑھا کر پیش کرنا یا بڑا کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

膨胀

夸大或放大

🇯🇵Japanese

膨らませる

誇張したり大きくしたりする

🇰🇷Korean

부풀게 하다

과장하거나 크게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thổi phồng lên

phóng đại hoặc làm lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

พอง

พูดเกินจริงหรือทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

memompa

membesar-besarkan atau membuat lebih besar

🇵🇭Filipino

magpalaki

palakihin o palakihin

🇲🇾Malay

mengembang

membesar-besarkan atau membuat lebih besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تضخيم

المبالغة أو تكبير

🇮🇷Persian

باد کردن

اغراق کردن یا بزرگتر کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

şişirmek

abartmak veya büyütmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַפֵּחַ

להגזים או להגדיל

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