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How to pronounce “inflate”
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Pronunciation guide for inflate
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of inflate with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How to rob a bank (from the inside, that is)
This is simply where you inflate the value
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce inflate
How to rob a bank (from the inside, that is)
This is simply where you inflate the value
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “inflate”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
- (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
- (figurative) To swell; to puff up.
- (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
- (figurative, transitive) To represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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