Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to inflate
Participle: inflated
Gerund: inflating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | inflate |
| you | inflate |
| he;she;it | inflates |
| we | inflate |
| you | inflate |
| they | inflate |
Perfect
| I | have inflated |
| you | have inflated |
| he;she;it | has inflated |
| we | have inflated |
| you | have inflated |
| they | have inflated |
Past
| I | inflated |
| you | inflated |
| he;she;it | inflated |
| we | inflated |
| you | inflated |
| they | inflated |
Pluperfect
| I | had inflated |
| you | had inflated |
| he;she;it | had inflated |
| we | had inflated |
| you | had inflated |
| they | had inflated |
Future
| I | will inflate |
| you | will inflate |
| he;she;it | will inflate |
| we | will inflate |
| you | will inflate |
| they | will inflate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have inflated |
| you | will have inflated |
| he;she;it | will have inflated |
| we | will have inflated |
| you | will have inflated |
| they | will have inflated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | inflate |
| you | inflate |
| he;she;it | inflate |
| we | inflate |
| you | inflate |
| they | inflate |
Perfect
| I | have inflated |
| you | have inflated |
| he;she;it | have inflated |
| we | have inflated |
| you | have inflated |
| they | have inflated |
Imperfect
| I | inflated |
| you | inflated |
| he;she;it | inflated |
| we | inflated |
| you | inflated |
| they | inflated |
Pluperfect
| I | had inflated |
| you | had inflated |
| he;she;it | had inflated |
| we | had inflated |
| you | had inflated |
| they | had inflated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would inflate |
| you | would inflate |
| he;she;it | would inflate |
| we | would inflate |
| you | would inflate |
| they | would inflate |
Perfect
| I | would have inflated |
| you | would have inflated |
| he;she;it | would have inflated |
| we | would have inflated |
| you | would have inflated |
| they | would have inflated |
Imperative
| you | inflate |
| we | Let's inflate |
| you | inflate |
Verbs conjugated like 'inflate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'inflate'
inflame,
conflate,
deflate,
efflate,
enflame,
implate,
infame,
infoliate,
infucate,
infumate,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Latin īnflātus, perfect passive participle of īnflō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of inblow.
Verbs referencing "inflate"
Spanish
hinchar.
Sample Sentences
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You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.
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When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, / Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. [1782, John Scott of Amwell, An Essay on Painting:]
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The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.
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to inflate somebody with pride or vanity
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[I]f they find / Some stain or blemish in a name of note, / Not grieving that their greatest are so small, / Inflate themselves with some insane delight, / And judge all nature from her feet of clay, […] [1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Vivien”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 137:]
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Israel routinely claims that the Gaza Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas, has a tendency to inflate the number of Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip.