According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
INFLATE
balloon, inflate, billow
(verb) become inflated; “The sails ballooned”
inflate, blow up
(verb) fill with gas or air; “inflate a balloons”
inflate, blow up, expand, amplify
(verb) exaggerate or make bigger; “The charges were inflated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
inflate (third-person singular simple present inflates, present participle inflating, simple past and past participle inflated)
(transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
(intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
(figurative) To swell; to puff up.
(transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
Antonyms
• deflate
Source: Wiktionary
In*flate", p. a. Etym: [L. inflatus, p.p. of inflare to inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See Blow to puff wind.]
Definition: Blown in; inflated. Chaucer.
In*flate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inflated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflating.]
1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs. When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. J. Scott of Amwell.
2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity. Inflate themselves with some insane delight. Tennyson.
3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
In*flate", v. i.
Definition: To expand; to fill; to distend.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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