inflate
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)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.
(intransitive)To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.
- 3.
(figuratively)(figurative) To swell; to puff up.
to inflate somebody with pride or vanity
- 4.
(transitive)(transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
- 5.
(figuratively, transitive)(figurative, transitive) To represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate.
Israel routinely claims that the Gaza Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas, has a tendency to inflate the number of Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip.
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ine-pro From la īnflātus, perfect passive participle of īnflō, see -ate. inblow.