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- DictionaryIn·flat·ed/inˈflādəd/
adjective
- 1. distended through being filled with air or gas: "a partially inflated balloon"
- 2. excessively or unreasonably high: "inflated salaries"
to make something increase in size by filling it with air, or to increase in size when filled with air: He inflated the balloons with helium. We watch the hot-air balloon slowly inflate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enlarging and inflating.
to cause to expand or distend with air or gas: to inflate a balloon. to puff up with pride, satisfaction, etc. to elate. Economics. to expand (money, prices, an economy, etc.) unduly in amount, value, or size; affect with inflation.
INFLATED definition: 1. Inflated prices, costs, numbers, etc. are higher than they should be, or higher than people…. Learn more.
If it's puffed up and overrated, it's probably inflated — a simple adjective that means blown out of proportion or exaggerated. Think of a balloon. You blow and blow, and it gets bigger and bigger. Sometimes if you blow too much it takes on a distorted shape, or even explodes.
/ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ (especially of prices) higher than is acceptable or reasonable. inflated prices/salaries. Extra Examples. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
[transitive] inflate something to make something appear to be more important or impressive than it really is. The media have grossly inflated the significance of this meeting. [transitive, intransitive] inflate (something) to increase the price of something; to increase in price.
verb. fill with gas or air. synonyms: blow up. see more. verb. become inflated. synonyms: balloon, billow. see more. verb. exaggerate or make bigger. “The charges were inflated ” synonyms: amplify, blow up, expand. see more. verb. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit. “The war inflated the economy” see more. verb.
