inflate
1 verb balloon, tyre, etc TRANSITIVEaer a chur i teann verb he 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 it inflated the price of land bhoilscigh sé luach na talún, chuir sé le luach an talaimhto inflate the currency an t-airgeadra a bhoilsciúTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb exaggerate TRANSITIVEthey inflated the number of deaths rinne siad áibhéil maidir le líon na ndaoine a fuair bás