inflate
verb (used with object)
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate.
have inflated
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present perfectof inflate.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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He was found to have inflated property values to obtain better loan terms.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2024
From limited interactions with AI chatbots, which can present an illusion of hypercompetency, and abundant circulating hype, many people may have inflated ideas of neural networks’ powers.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023
Companies in the privileged Port Economic Zone of northeast Tianjin city's Binhai New Area were found to have inflated their data by an average of 56 times the real levels.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023
Bogner appears to have inflated or outright invented aspects of his higher education and work experience on different versions of his CV, and news stories about him on GISAID’s website have been altered.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 19, 2023
“All this press attention seems to have inflated your already overlarge head, Potter,” said Snape quietly, once the rest of the class had settled down again.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
