INFLATED

hyperbolic, inflated

(adjective) enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; “a hyperbolic style”

inflated, high-sounding, high-flown

(adjective) pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); “high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school”; “a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

inflated (comparative more inflated, superlative most inflated)

Filled with air or fluid

Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.

(economics): In a state of higher cost.

(figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)

(figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show

Higher that the true figure

Synonyms

(filled with air, or expanded)

• bloated

• bulging

• expanded

• filled

• swelled

• swollen

• tumid

• turgid

(containing excessive words)

• bloated

• bombastic

• pompous

Antonyms

• deflated

Verb

inflated

simple past tense and past participle of inflate

Source: Wiktionary


In*flat"ed, a.

1. Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas.

2. Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style. Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. Cowper.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp. Martyn.

4. Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.

INFLATE

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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24 January 2025

AGITATION

(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”


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