inflate
English Thesaurus
1. become inflated (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | expand, |
| definition | : | become larger in size or volume or quantity (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | reflate, |
| definition | : | become inflated again (verb.change) |
2. fill with gas or air (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | expand, |
| definition | : | make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | reflate, |
| definition | : | inflate again (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | billow, heave, surge, |
| definition | : | rise and move, as in waves or billows (verb.motion) |
3. exaggerate or make bigger (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | increase, |
| definition | : | make bigger or more (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | puff up, |
| definition | : | make larger or distend (verb.change) |
4. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value (verb.change)
5. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | reflate, |
| definition | : | economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation (verb.change) |
6. become inflated (verb.change)
| derivation | : | inflation, |
| definition | : | the act of filling something with air (noun.act) |
7. fill with gas or air (verb.change)
| antonym | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | inflation, |
| definition | : | the act of filling something with air (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | inflater, inflator, |
| definition | : | an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | inflatable, |
| definition | : | designed to be filled with air or gas (adj.all) |
8. exaggerate or make bigger (verb.change)
| derivation | : | expansive, |
| definition | : | able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion (adj.all) |
9. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value (verb.change)
| antonym | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices (verb.change) |
10. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit (verb.change)
| antonym | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | produce deflation in (verb.change) |
11. become inflated (verb.change)
| derivation | : | inflation, |
| definition | : | the act of filling something with air (noun.act) |
12. fill with gas or air (verb.change)
| antonym | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | inflation, |
| definition | : | the act of filling something with air (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | inflater, inflator, |
| definition | : | an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | inflatable, |
| definition | : | designed to be filled with air or gas (adj.all) |
13. exaggerate or make bigger (verb.change)
| derivation | : | expansive, |
| definition | : | able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion (adj.all) |
14. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value (verb.change)
| antonym | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices (verb.change) |
15. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit (verb.change)
| antonym | : | deflate, |
| definition | : | produce deflation in (verb.change) |
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