inflateadj.

Brit.

/ɪnˈfleɪt/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈfleɪt/

Etymology: < Latin inflātus blown into, filled by blowing, puffed up, past participle of inflāre : see inflate v.

Now rare or Obsolete.

= inflated adj. (Usually construed as past participle.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > [adjective]

to-bollenc1175

bolledc1375

bolnedc1380

swollenc1386

blown1483

puffed?a1500

inflate?1504

bellieda1533

bladder-puffed1549

uppuffed1573

huffling1582

swellinga1586

upblown1590

tumorous1603

windy1603

windy-headed1603

huffed1605

flown1606

huff-pufft1608

puff-pasted1610

turgid1620

turgent1621

high-blown1623

tympanous1625

bladdered1633

tympaneda1634

tumoured1635

tympanied1637

enormous1641

over-leaven1648

flatulent1658

tympany-like1658

huffy1677

tumefied1677

blubbered1699

full-blown1699

bloated1731

tympanitical1772

inflated1785

pompholygous1855

overblown1864

forblown-

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > inflating > inflated

inflate?1504

puffed1536

full-blown1576

upblown1590

wind-blown1593

huff-pufft1608

bladdered1633

flatuous1658

inflated1681

out-blowed-

the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [adjective] > blowing air > blowing on or into > blown in

inflate?1504

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling > swollen

bollen?c1225

bolghena1250

swollenc1325

rank?a1400

forbolned1413

puff1472

voustyc1480

knule?a1513

puffed1536

boldenc1540

tumorous1547

bladder-like1549

hoven1558

forswollen1565

uppuffed1573

bolled1578

engrossed1578

heaved1578

puffy1598

swelleda1616

bloughty1620

inflate1620

tympanous1625

tumid1626

tumoured1635

tumefied1651

bloated1664

pluff1673

inflated1744

balloon-like?1784

bladdery1785

ballooned1820

bepuffeda1849

utriculate1860

pobby1888

?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. xxxv. 224 That thou be nat inflate by pryde & lyft up aboue thy selfe.

a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 163 in Poems (1981) 126 Nocht is ȝour famous laud and hie honour Bot wind inflat in vther mennis eiris.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. EEiiii That our scyence or connynge..make vs nat inflate with pride.

1620 T. Scott High-waies of God (1633) 4 With eyes staring, countenance red and inflate.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xv. 39 The Pericarpium..varies..in being Turbinate..Inflate, puffed, as in Cardiospermum and Staphylæa.

1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism vi. 201 The perpetrator is inflate with the persuasion of himself being a demigod in goodness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

inflatev.

Brit.

/ɪnˈfleɪt/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈfleɪt/

Forms: Also 1600s en-.

Etymology: < Latin inflāt-, participial stem of inflāre , < in- (in- prefix³) + flāre to blow. For the past participle, inflate was in early use: see inflate adj.

1. transitive. To blow out or distend with wind or air; to fill (a cavity of the body, a balloon, etc.) with air or gas; also absol. of food, to cause flatulence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > air > [verb (transitive)] > inflate

abloweOE

blowc1425

inflate1528

huff1601

sufflate1616

puff1679

plima1691

balloon1906

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > cause disorders of internal organs [verb (transitive)] > distend

to-blowc1000

inflate1528

blast1578

stent1801

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > distend > inflate

forblow1413

puffc1460

inflate1528

huff1601

sufflate1616

plima1691

balloon1784

bloat1815

gas1919

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. Giij^v Yet the drye fygges enflate nat so moche.

1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) ii. vii. 22 b They do inflate the stomacke, and cause head ache.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ix. 30 If they [sc. pease] be eaten in the huskes they be hurtfull and doe inflate.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 120 They..fill the stomacke with winde, and inflate the melt.

1774 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 3) xliv. 494 The bowels are inflated with wind.

1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 159 We must inflate the lung, pass a ligature above the affected part, and then dry it in the open air.

1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. v. 138 The habit of slightly inflating the crop is common to all domestic pigeons.

1869 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. (new ed.) iii. 31 We can calculate..the weight of zinc and sulphuric acid needed to inflate a balloon of the capacity of 150 cubic metres with hydrogen.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid v, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 222 A following gale, Risen from the west, inflates with a favouring breath their sail.

figurative.1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. vi. 566 The supposed dignity of a King's Court..inflated the pretensions of the Judges.1870 R. W. Dale Week-day Serm. iv. 97 Honest approbation seldom inflates vanity.

2. To puff up (a person) with (also †by) high spirits, pride, etc.; to elate. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > inspire [verb (transitive)]

inblowc975

flamec1380

inspire1390

inflate1530

mounta1546

adblast1548

heighten1604

inspirita1661

to work up1681

exalt1744

inspiratea1806

the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > inflate with pride [verb (transitive)]

swellc1200

bolnea1340

inblowc1384

blow1388

embolne1430

puff1526

inflate1530

puft1563

tympanize1593

overleaven1604

bladder1610

hufflea1652

bloat1677

?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. xxxv. 224 That thou be nat inflate by pryde & lyft up aboue thy selfe.]

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 591/1 Connynge inflateth excepte a man have grace withall.

?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. P2 Envy..Will not admitte that Arte her selfe should show By others fingers; but the mynde inflates.

a1797 H. Walpole Walpoliana (1799) I. cxxxv. 111 Castlemain, the ambassador, was inflated with his master's infatuation.

1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw Pref. Character that prosperity could not inflate, nor adversity depress.

1873 L. Ferguson Disc. 254 Talk about learning may inflate with pride.

3. To dilate, distend, or swell; to enlarge unduly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > distend > swell

swella1400

puffc1460

embossc1475

extend1481

heave1573

ball1593

tympanize1593

tumefy1597

hove1601

bladder1610

buzzlea1634

burly1635

inflatea1705

bumfle1832

a1705 J. Ray Wisdom of God (1717) 236 That the muscles are inflated in time of rest.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 158 We work upon certain unknown nerves, they inflate the muscles.

1782 J. Scott Ess. Painting in Poems 303 When Passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 861 The whole body was emaciated, the eye-brows inflated.

4. To swell or expand artificially or unduly; to expand beyond proper or natural limits; to raise above the amount or value which sound commercial principles would fix. Also intransitive, to resort to, exhibit, or produce (monetary) inflation.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] > increase value of > above real value

inflate1843

balloon1878

society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [verb (intransitive)] > practise or advocate specific policies

co-operate1830

tariff1909

deflate1919

revalue1925

inflate1940

jawbone1966

reflate1971

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > fluctuation in price > [verb (intransitive)] > rise (of prices) > increase prices

to raise the market1535

inflate1940

rocket1958

price-gouge1968

1843 Sir R. Peel in Croker Papers Apr. (1884) III Commerce, inflated by extravagant speculation..demands some remedy.

1844 R. W. Emerson Young Amer. in Wks. (1906) II. 298 We inflate our paper currency.

1887 B. F. Cowen in Vincent You & I, Business Integr. 641 (Funk) The want of integrity in business has inflated the stocks of our large corporations.

1940 Economist 27 Jan. 136/1 The most direct..method of inflating, if it cannot be avoided, would..be the deliberate creation of additional credit.

1965 New Statesman 31 Dec. 1021/1 Even if all countries inflated at the same rate, some problems would remain.

1971 Sunday Times 24 Oct. 44/6 More recently..all types of Southern property have been inflating faster than anywhere in the country.

1973 Time 25 June 23/2 In the supermarket..prices have been inflating at an annual rate of 25% or more.

Derivatives

inˈflating n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > inflating

inflating1541

ballooning1875

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [adjective] > distension > causing

inflative1528

inflating1541

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling

swellingc1000

turgentc1440

yeasty1598

tumefying1615

turgid1620

tumid1626

outswelling1678

turgescent1727

inflating1807

intumescent1870

tumescent1882

tumefacient1885

tumescing1980

the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > condition of being inflated > inflating

inflation1601

inflating1896

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension > inflation with air or gas

upblowing1527

huffing1582

sufflation1599

inflation1601

inflating1896

1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 10 b Meates inflatynge or wyndye: Beanes, Lupines [etc.].

1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. ii, in Poems 78 In vain, they come, she feels th' inflating Grief.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 19 May 2/1 As soon as it is ready, and the gas made, the balloon will be inflated. The inflating, it is calculated, will take three days.

inˈflatingly adv. in an inflating manner (Webster, 1856).

inˈflater n. (also in'flator) one who or that which inflates or puffs up (literal and figurative); spec. an air-pump for inflating pneumatic cushions, tyres, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > type of

profit taker1552

bull1714

bear1718

fund-monger1734

lame duck1806

stag1845

taker-in1852

cornerer1869

wrecker1876

corner-man1881

market-rigger1881

boursocrat1882

offeror1882

ribbon clerk1882

inflater1884

manipulator1888

underwriter1889

kangaroo1896

piker1898

share pusher1898

specialist1900

tailer1900

writer1906

placee1953

corporate raider1955

tippee1961

raider1972

bottom fisher1974

white knight1978

greenmailer1984

the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > condition of being inflated > inflating > that which

inflater1884

inflatant1888

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension > inflation with air or gas > that which inflates or inflating agent

inflater1884

inflatant1888

1884 American 8 84 The clamor of contending inflaters and wreckers at the stock exchange.

1899 Mod. Newspaper Immediately the tyre becomes slack when riding..the inflator responds, without any aid from the rider.

Draft additions 1993

b. transferred. To increase in size or number, esp. substantially or rapidly and for a temporary period. Also intransitive for passive, to rise significantly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (intransitive)] > exceedingly

overwaxc1384

inflate1984

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase rapidly or sharply

balloon1901

to bump up1901

skyrocket1976

inflate1984

1984 Weekend Austral. 10–11 Nov. 38/4 The shopping centre services a permanent population of 25,000 which inflates to 100,000 during holiday periods.

1986 Bird Watching May 40/1 The number of visitors was inflated last year because of two feathered VIPs: a greater sandplover..and a little whimbrel.

1990 Field & Stream Mar. 17/1 A series of such similarly serendipitous superfluities..served to inflate the club's membership rolls.

c. To exaggerate or embellish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)]

flatter?c1225

engregec1386

enhancec1400

extol?1504

extend1509

aggravate1533

exagger1535

blowa1538

amplify1561

exasperate1561

bombast1566

aggerate1570

enlarge1592

rengrege1601

exaggerate1604

magnify1605

hyperbolize1609

to slobber over ——1761

bloat1896

over-heighten1904

overpitch1904

overblow1961

inflate1982

1982 I. Hamilton Robert Lowell vi. 80 People who knew Jean Stafford advise caution when dealing with her versions of events: she tended, they say, to get the spirit of the thing right but to inflate or wittily distort the facts.

1984 C. Hope Kruger's Alp iv. 54 The enemies of our country like nothing better than to inflate the figures of those killed.

1986 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 28 July 6/4 He accepts that there is ‘a sense of conflict’ in the argument over future use of the countryside, but he feels that the element of conflict is inflated.

1989 Independent 16 Dec. 30/3 Wilson establishes that—contrary to the view that his military skills were inflated—Lawrence was always a superb guerilla leader.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inflate
释义	inflateadj. Brit. /ɪnˈfleɪt/, U.S. /ᵻnˈfleɪt/ Etymology: < Latin inflātus blown into, filled by blowing, puffed up, past participle of inflāre : see inflate v. Now rare or Obsolete. = inflated adj. (Usually construed as past participle.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > [adjective] to-bollenc1175 bolledc1375 bolnedc1380 swollenc1386 blown1483 puffed?a1500 inflate?1504 bellieda1533 bladder-puffed1549 uppuffed1573 huffling1582 swellinga1586 upblown1590 tumorous1603 windy1603 windy-headed1603 huffed1605 flown1606 huff-pufft1608 puff-pasted1610 turgid1620 turgent1621 high-blown1623 tympanous1625 bladdered1633 tympaneda1634 tumoured1635 tympanied1637 enormous1641 over-leaven1648 flatulent1658 tympany-like1658 huffy1677 tumefied1677 blubbered1699 full-blown1699 bloated1731 tympanitical1772 inflated1785 pompholygous1855 overblown1864 forblown- the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > inflating > inflated inflate?1504 puffed1536 full-blown1576 upblown1590 wind-blown1593 huff-pufft1608 bladdered1633 flatuous1658 inflated1681 out-blowed- the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [adjective] > blowing air > blowing on or into > blown in inflate?1504 the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling > swollen bollen?c1225 bolghena1250 swollenc1325 rank?a1400 forbolned1413 puff1472 voustyc1480 knule?a1513 puffed1536 boldenc1540 tumorous1547 bladder-like1549 hoven1558 forswollen1565 uppuffed1573 bolled1578 engrossed1578 heaved1578 puffy1598 swelleda1616 bloughty1620 inflate1620 tympanous1625 tumid1626 tumoured1635 tumefied1651 bloated1664 pluff1673 inflated1744 balloon-like?1784 bladdery1785 ballooned1820 bepuffeda1849 utriculate1860 pobby1888 ?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. xxxv. 224 That thou be nat inflate by pryde & lyft up aboue thy selfe. a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 163 in Poems (1981) 126 Nocht is ȝour famous laud and hie honour Bot wind inflat in vther mennis eiris. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. EEiiii That our scyence or connynge..make vs nat inflate with pride. 1620 T. Scott High-waies of God (1633) 4 With eyes staring, countenance red and inflate. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xv. 39 The Pericarpium..varies..in being Turbinate..Inflate, puffed, as in Cardiospermum and Staphylæa. 1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism vi. 201 The perpetrator is inflate with the persuasion of himself being a demigod in goodness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). inflatev. Brit. /ɪnˈfleɪt/, U.S. /ᵻnˈfleɪt/ Forms: Also 1600s en-. Etymology: < Latin inflāt-, participial stem of inflāre , < in- (in- prefix³) + flāre to blow. For the past participle, inflate was in early use: see inflate adj. 1. transitive. To blow out or distend with wind or air; to fill (a cavity of the body, a balloon, etc.) with air or gas; also absol. of food, to cause flatulence. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [verb (transitive)] > inflate abloweOE blowc1425 inflate1528 huff1601 sufflate1616 puff1679 plima1691 balloon1906 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > cause disorders of internal organs [verb (transitive)] > distend to-blowc1000 inflate1528 blast1578 stent1801 the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > distend > inflate forblow1413 puffc1460 inflate1528 huff1601 sufflate1616 plima1691 balloon1784 bloat1815 gas1919 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. Giij^v Yet the drye fygges enflate nat so moche. 1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) ii. vii. 22 b They do inflate the stomacke, and cause head ache. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ix. 30 If they [sc. pease] be eaten in the huskes they be hurtfull and doe inflate. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 120 They..fill the stomacke with winde, and inflate the melt. 1774 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 3) xliv. 494 The bowels are inflated with wind. 1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 159 We must inflate the lung, pass a ligature above the affected part, and then dry it in the open air. 1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. v. 138 The habit of slightly inflating the crop is common to all domestic pigeons. 1869 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. (new ed.) iii. 31 We can calculate..the weight of zinc and sulphuric acid needed to inflate a balloon of the capacity of 150 cubic metres with hydrogen. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid v, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 222 A following gale, Risen from the west, inflates with a favouring breath their sail. figurative.1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. vi. 566 The supposed dignity of a King's Court..inflated the pretensions of the Judges.1870 R. W. Dale Week-day Serm. iv. 97 Honest approbation seldom inflates vanity. 2. To puff up (a person) with (also †by) high spirits, pride, etc.; to elate. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > inspire [verb (transitive)] inblowc975 flamec1380 inspire1390 inflate1530 mounta1546 adblast1548 heighten1604 inspirita1661 to work up1681 exalt1744 inspiratea1806 the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > inflate with pride [verb (transitive)] swellc1200 bolnea1340 inblowc1384 blow1388 embolne1430 puff1526 inflate1530 puft1563 tympanize1593 overleaven1604 bladder1610 hufflea1652 bloat1677 ?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. xxxv. 224 That thou be nat inflate by pryde & lyft up aboue thy selfe.] 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 591/1 Connynge inflateth excepte a man have grace withall. ?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. P2 Envy..Will not admitte that Arte her selfe should show By others fingers; but the mynde inflates. a1797 H. Walpole Walpoliana (1799) I. cxxxv. 111 Castlemain, the ambassador, was inflated with his master's infatuation. 1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw Pref. Character that prosperity could not inflate, nor adversity depress. 1873 L. Ferguson Disc. 254 Talk about learning may inflate with pride. 3. To dilate, distend, or swell; to enlarge unduly. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > distend > swell swella1400 puffc1460 embossc1475 extend1481 heave1573 ball1593 tympanize1593 tumefy1597 hove1601 bladder1610 buzzlea1634 burly1635 inflatea1705 bumfle1832 a1705 J. Ray Wisdom of God (1717) 236 That the muscles are inflated in time of rest. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 158 We work upon certain unknown nerves, they inflate the muscles. 1782 J. Scott Ess. Painting in Poems 303 When Passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 861 The whole body was emaciated, the eye-brows inflated. 4. To swell or expand artificially or unduly; to expand beyond proper or natural limits; to raise above the amount or value which sound commercial principles would fix. Also intransitive, to resort to, exhibit, or produce (monetary) inflation. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] > increase value of > above real value inflate1843 balloon1878 society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [verb (intransitive)] > practise or advocate specific policies co-operate1830 tariff1909 deflate1919 revalue1925 inflate1940 jawbone1966 reflate1971 society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > fluctuation in price > [verb (intransitive)] > rise (of prices) > increase prices to raise the market1535 inflate1940 rocket1958 price-gouge1968 1843 Sir R. Peel in Croker Papers Apr. (1884) III Commerce, inflated by extravagant speculation..demands some remedy. 1844 R. W. Emerson Young Amer. in Wks. (1906) II. 298 We inflate our paper currency. 1887 B. F. Cowen in Vincent You & I, Business Integr. 641 (Funk) The want of integrity in business has inflated the stocks of our large corporations. 1940 Economist 27 Jan. 136/1 The most direct..method of inflating, if it cannot be avoided, would..be the deliberate creation of additional credit. 1965 New Statesman 31 Dec. 1021/1 Even if all countries inflated at the same rate, some problems would remain. 1971 Sunday Times 24 Oct. 44/6 More recently..all types of Southern property have been inflating faster than anywhere in the country. 1973 Time 25 June 23/2 In the supermarket..prices have been inflating at an annual rate of 25% or more. Derivatives inˈflating n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > inflating inflating1541 ballooning1875 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [adjective] > distension > causing inflative1528 inflating1541 the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling swellingc1000 turgentc1440 yeasty1598 tumefying1615 turgid1620 tumid1626 outswelling1678 turgescent1727 inflating1807 intumescent1870 tumescent1882 tumefacient1885 tumescing1980 the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > condition of being inflated > inflating inflation1601 inflating1896 the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension > inflation with air or gas upblowing1527 huffing1582 sufflation1599 inflation1601 inflating1896 1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 10 b Meates inflatynge or wyndye: Beanes, Lupines [etc.]. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. ii, in Poems 78 In vain, they come, she feels th' inflating Grief. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 19 May 2/1 As soon as it is ready, and the gas made, the balloon will be inflated. The inflating, it is calculated, will take three days. inˈflatingly adv. in an inflating manner (Webster, 1856). inˈflater n. (also in'flator) one who or that which inflates or puffs up (literal and figurative); spec. an air-pump for inflating pneumatic cushions, tyres, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > type of profit taker1552 bull1714 bear1718 fund-monger1734 lame duck1806 stag1845 taker-in1852 cornerer1869 wrecker1876 corner-man1881 market-rigger1881 boursocrat1882 offeror1882 ribbon clerk1882 inflater1884 manipulator1888 underwriter1889 kangaroo1896 piker1898 share pusher1898 specialist1900 tailer1900 writer1906 placee1953 corporate raider1955 tippee1961 raider1972 bottom fisher1974 white knight1978 greenmailer1984 the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > condition of being inflated > inflating > that which inflater1884 inflatant1888 the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension > inflation with air or gas > that which inflates or inflating agent inflater1884 inflatant1888 1884 American 8 84 The clamor of contending inflaters and wreckers at the stock exchange. 1899 Mod. Newspaper Immediately the tyre becomes slack when riding..the inflator responds, without any aid from the rider. Draft additions 1993 b. transferred. To increase in size or number, esp. substantially or rapidly and for a temporary period. Also intransitive for passive, to rise significantly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (intransitive)] > exceedingly overwaxc1384 inflate1984 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase rapidly or sharply balloon1901 to bump up1901 skyrocket1976 inflate1984 1984 Weekend Austral. 10–11 Nov. 38/4 The shopping centre services a permanent population of 25,000 which inflates to 100,000 during holiday periods. 1986 Bird Watching May 40/1 The number of visitors was inflated last year because of two feathered VIPs: a greater sandplover..and a little whimbrel. 1990 Field & Stream Mar. 17/1 A series of such similarly serendipitous superfluities..served to inflate the club's membership rolls. c. To exaggerate or embellish. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] flatter?c1225 engregec1386 enhancec1400 extol?1504 extend1509 aggravate1533 exagger1535 blowa1538 amplify1561 exasperate1561 bombast1566 aggerate1570 enlarge1592 rengrege1601 exaggerate1604 magnify1605 hyperbolize1609 to slobber over ——1761 bloat1896 over-heighten1904 overpitch1904 overblow1961 inflate1982 1982 I. Hamilton Robert Lowell vi. 80 People who knew Jean Stafford advise caution when dealing with her versions of events: she tended, they say, to get the spirit of the thing right but to inflate or wittily distort the facts. 1984 C. Hope Kruger's Alp iv. 54 The enemies of our country like nothing better than to inflate the figures of those killed. 1986 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 28 July 6/4 He accepts that there is ‘a sense of conflict’ in the argument over future use of the countryside, but he feels that the element of conflict is inflated. 1989 Independent 16 Dec. 30/3 Wilson establishes that—contrary to the view that his military skills were inflated—Lawrence was always a superb guerilla leader. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1504v.1528
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