inflated

Meanings

• Transitive verb

  To make (something) larger by blowing it up with a gas or by injecting a liquid into it.

  - "He inflated the balloon with a pump."
  - "The tire was inflated at the gas station."

• Transitive verb

  To cause (something) to become puffed up or swollen.

  - "The cake batter inflated as it baked."
  - "The blister on his foot was inflamed and painful."

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Antonyms

deflate , deflated

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Synonyms

bloated , bloated , bombastic , bulging , expanded , filled , pompous , swelled , swollen , tumid , turgid

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with inflated
deflated , exaggerated , flated , ghettoized , jubilated , lubricated , magnified , regulated , vacillated

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Variants

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inflated , inflate , inflater , inflaters , inflates , inflating , inflator , inflators

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Forms

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inflates, inflating, inflated, inflates, inflated, inflated, inflated, inflated, inflated, inflated, inflated, inflated

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to blow up' or 'to fill with air'. Derived from the Latin word 'inflatus', meaning 'blown up' or 'puffed up'.

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Trivia

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1. Inflation is often measured using the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which tracks the average change in prices of a basket of goods and services over time.

2. The largest balloon ever inflated was 59.6 meters (195.5 feet) in diameter and was inflated in Pennsylvania in 1991.

3. The human body contains about 10 liters (2.6 gallons) of gas, which helps keep us inflated and gives us our shape.

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Related Concepts

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1. Deflation: The opposite of inflation, where prices decrease and the economy contracts.

2. Consumer Price Index: A measure of the average change in prices of a basket of goods and services over time.

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Culture

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Inflation is a common theme in literature, particularly in works that deal with economics or physics. For example, in Arthur C. Clarke's novel '2001: A Space Odyssey', the Monolith stimulates the evolution of humans by inflating their brains. Inflation is also a significant concept in physics, where it refers to the expansion of the universe.

How to Memorize "inflated"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine blowing up a balloon or filling up a tire with air to remember the meaning of 'inflate'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'inflate' with 'expand' or 'grow larger' to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Inflate means to blow up, like a balloon'.

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