p.a. blown in; inflated.
2. inflate ·vt to cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
3. inflate ·vi to expand; to fill; to distend.
4. inflate ·vt fig.: to swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
5. inflate ·vt to swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.