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inflate

1. verb balloon, tyre, etc2. verb ECON increase in value3. verb exaggerate 1 verb balloon, tyre, etc
TRANSITIVEaer a chur i  c m uteann verb  c m uhe inflated the tyre theann sé an bonnshe inflated the balloon chuir sí aer sa bhalún
INTRANSITIVElíon le haerthe lungs inflate as we breathe in líonann na scamhóga le haer nuair a tharraingímid anáil
 2 verb ECON increase in value TRANSITIVEboilscigh verb  c m uit inflated the price of land bhoilscigh sé luach na talún, chuir sé le luach an talaimhto inflate the currency an t-airgeadra a bhoilsciú
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3 verb exaggerate TRANSITIVEthey inflated the number of deaths rinne siad áibhéil maidir le líon na ndaoine a fuair bás

inflated

1 adjective filled with gasteannta adj3  c m uan inflated tyre bonn teannta 2 adjective ECON increased in valueboilscithe adj3  c m uthey charge inflated interest rates gearrann siad rátaí úis atá thar fóir 3 adjective exaggeratedhe has an inflated ego tá an-tuairim go deo aige de féinshe made inflated insurance claims rinne sí éilimh árachais a bhí thar fóir

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