inflater

Variant of inflate

transitive verb inflated, inflating

  1. to blow full or swell out as with air or gas; distend; expand; dilate
  2. to raise in spirits; make proud or elated
  3. to increase or raise beyond what is normal or valid
  4. to cause inflation of (money, credit, etc.)

Origin: < L inflatus, pp. of inflare, to blow into, inflate < in-, in + flare, to blow

intransitive verb

to become inflated; swell

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