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inflate verb

  /ɪnˈfleɪt/
  • (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
 opblazen

inflation noun

  /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/
  • (economics) An increase in the general level of prices or in the cost of living.
 inflatie
  • An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid.
 opblazen, inflatie
  • (cosmology) An extremely rapid expansion of the universe, theorized to have occurred very shortly after the Big Bang.
 uitdijing

inflatable adjective

  /ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/
  • Able to be inflated or blown up.
 opblaasbaar

inflated adjective

  • Filled with air or fluid
  • (figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)
 opgeblazen

inflatable noun

  /ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/
  • (nautical) A boat or dinghy that may be inflated when needed.
 opblaasboot
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