expand, amplify, swell, distend, inflate, dilate mean to increase in size or volume. expand may apply regardless of the manner of increase (such as growth, unfolding, addition of parts).

INFLATE definition: 1. to make something increase in size by filling it with air, or to increase in size when filled…. Learn more.

Inflate definition: to distend; swell or puff out; dilate.. See examples of INFLATE used in a sentence.

If you inflate something such as a balloon or tyre, or if it inflates, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air or a gas. Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft. [VERB noun] Don's …

1. to distend; swell or puff out; dilate. 2. to expand or distend with air or gas: to inflate a balloon.

Definition of inflate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When you inflate something you fill it with air (or any other gas) to make it expand. From the Latin verb inflāre, "to blow into," the word inflate appeared in English in the early 16th century.

Sep 26, 2025 · When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, / Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas). The balloon will inflate if you blow …

INFLATE meaning: 1 : to add air or gas to (something, such as a tire or a balloon) and make it larger; 2 : to become larger by being filled with air or gas

in•flate /ɪnˈfleɪt/ v., -flat•ed, -flat•ing. to (cause to) be expanded with air or gas: [~ + object] Did you inflate the tires to the proper pressure? [no object] Those balloons inflate easily. to puff up with …