inflate
verb (used with object)
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate.
has inflated
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present perfectof inflate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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However, they do expect the move to ease strain on the yen, the weakness of which has inflated import costs and increased the burden on corporate and consumer budgets, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
While yen weakness has inflated the cost of imports, its boost to the value of exports has not been as great as it once was due to an ongoing shift of exporters' production abroad.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2022
He’s also faced questions about whether he’s lied about graduating from the University of Georgia, about being the valedictorian at his high school and about whether he has inflated his business record.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2022
Auction experts say demand for rare dinosaur fossils has inflated prices at the expense of museums, which often cannot afford to buy them.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2021
Well anyhow you take the superficial merit with infinite charity—and it has inflated me and just for a time I am an air balloon over the heads of my fellow creatures.
From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward
