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- Dictionaryin·flat·ed/inˈflādəd/
adjective
- 1. distended through being filled with air or gas: "a partially inflated balloon" Similar Opposite
- 2. excessively or unreasonably high: "inflated salaries" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of INFLATED is distended with air or gas. How to use inflated in a sentence.
INFLATED definition: 1. Inflated prices, costs, numbers, etc. are higher than they should be, or higher than people…. Learn more.
1. : to swell or distend with air or gas. 2. : to puff up : elate. inflate one's ego. 3. : to expand or increase abnormally or imprudently. intransitive verb. : to become inflated. inflator noun. or inflater. in-ˈflā-tər. Choose the Right Synonym for inflate. expand, amplify, swell, distend, inflate, dilate mean to increase in size or volume.
to make something increase in size by filling it with air, or to increase in size when filled with air: He inflated the balloons with helium. We watch the hot-air balloon slowly inflate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enlarging and inflating. augmentation. balloon. bloat. broaden. build (someone/something) up phrasal verb. bulk.
adjective. distended with air or gas; swollen. puffed up, as with pride. turgid or bombastic: his inflated prose. unduly increased in level: inflated costs. Economics. unduly expanded in amount, value, or size; characterized by inflation. Botany. hollow and enlarged or swelled out: inflated perianth. Discover More. Other Words From.
adj. 1. Filled or expanded by or as if by gas or air. 2. Unduly enlarged or aggrandized; swollen: an inflated estimate; an inflated ego. 3. Full of empty or pretentious language; bombastic. 4. Raised or expanded to abnormal levels: an inflated economy; inflated wages. 5. Hollow and enlarged: an inflated calyx.
If you say that someone inflates the price of something, or that the price inflates, you mean that the price increases. The promotion of a big release can inflate a film's final cost. [VERB noun] Clothing prices have not inflated as much as automobiles.
verb. to expand or cause to expand by filling with gas or air. she needed to inflate the tyres. tr to cause to increase excessively; puff up; swell. to inflate one's opinion of oneself. tr to cause inflation of (prices, money, etc) tr to raise in spirits; elate. intr to undergo economic inflation.
Definition of inflated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If it's puffed up and overrated, it's probably inflated — a simple adjective that means blown out of proportion or exaggerated. Think of a balloon. You blow and blow, and it gets bigger and bigger. Sometimes if you blow too much it takes on a distorted shape, or even explodes.
