inflate

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭn-flāt', IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈfleɪt/

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Verb

Plain form inflate

Third-person singular inflates

Past tense inflated

Past participle inflated

Present participle inflating

1. (transitive) When you inflate something, you try to add air into it to make it bigger.

   We used an air pump to inflate the balloons.

   Before we entered the swimming pool, Dad helped us to 'inflate the water float.

Related words

• inflation