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Word entry · 7 letters

inflate

Best crossword clue

"Fill with air"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈfleɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aefilntStarts with IEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To fill with air or make something seem larger than it is.

Word origin

From Latin īnflātus, perfect passive participle of īnflō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of inblow.

Used in a sentence

  • You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.
  • When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, / Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes.
  • The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.

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