Definition for IN-FLATE'

IN-FLATE', v.t. [L. inflatus, from inflo; in and flo, to blow.]

  1. To swell or distend by injecting air; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
  2. To fill with the breath; to blow in. – Dryden.
  3. To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.

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