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CEFR B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Inflate

Definition

To fill something, especially a tire or balloon, with air or gas, or to make something seem more important or serious than it really is.

Example Sentences

1The bicycle tire needs to be inflated before you can ride it.
2Is the company's financial report inflated to make it look more successful?
3The politician's speech was inflated with empty promises to win votes.
4If you inflate the balloon too much, it will burst.
5The news article inflated the importance of the celebrity's minor injury.

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