inflate /in'fleit/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) exaggerate or make bigger
- (v.) fill with gas or air
- (v.) cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
Chinese translation
- vt. 使膨胀, 使得意, 使通货膨胀, 使充气
- vi. 充气, 膨胀
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /in'fleit/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- CET-6 · TOEFL · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.01 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
inflated, inflating, inflates
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