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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"There are so many people who can sew and make their own outfits but for people who can’t, the prices have inflated above the odds," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
High interest rates have inflated monthly loan payments on auto loans, dampening demand.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 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
