Definitions
the act of filling something with air
Word origin
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French inflation (“swelling”), from Latin īnflātiō (“expansion", "blowing up”), from īnflātus, the perfect passive participle of īnflō (“blow into, expand”), from in (“into”) + flō (“blow”). By surface analysis, inflate + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“The inflation of the balloon took five hours.”
“Due to inflation, the monthly gym fee is rising by 10% from January.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Air filling”9 letters
02“Price rise”9 letters
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