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Meanings of inflate in English
Usage of inflate in English
1
One recent post considered the way studios inflate their opening weekend figures.
2
This is expected to inflate gross domestic product in their oil sectors.
3
In so doing they helped inflate the bubble economy to grotesque proportions.
4
The figure includes leverage, or borrowed money, which can inflate the figure.
5
I really am trying not to inflate their egos, but it's difficult.
6
Last-minute promotions, bonuses and overtime can now be used to inflate pensions.
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They also tend to inflate their claims after they've had an accident.
8
Nutrients are used to recondition the lungs as they inflate and deflate.
9
A man who worked there said, The boss says to inflate it.
10
Many say that it feels like trying to inflate a punctured tyre.
11
On the surface, Mitt Romney's proposal to inflate the Navy is seaworthy.
12
There is no need to inflate numbers to make them sound worse.
13
Logan puffed out his chest, possibly hoping to inflate his bruised ego.
14
Or maybe his genitals were remodeled by the airbag that didn't inflate.
15
Stada's loss will inflate the bubble again, the leveraged finance head said.
16
We wax them and pluck them and inflate their breasts like balloons.
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Inflate across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common