In*flate" (?), p. a. [L.
inflatus, p. p. of inflare to inflate; pref. in-
in + flare to blow. See Blow to puff wind.] Blown
in; inflated. Chaucer.
In*flate", v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Inflated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inflating.] 1. To swell or distend with
air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a
bladder; to inflate the lungs.
When passion's tumults in the bosom rise,
Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes.
J.
Scott of Amwell.
2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as,
to inflate one with pride or vanity.
Inflate themselves with some insane
delight.
Tennyson.
3. To cause to become unduly expanded or
increased; as, to inflate the currency.
In*flate", v. i. To expand; to
fill; to distend.
