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What does inflate mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
  2. (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
  3. (figuratively) To swell; to puff up.
  4. (computing) To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
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It was posable, and you could somehow inflate it into different sizes and body shapes and stuff.
The balloons inflate the network, putting the string under tension while the string holds the balloons in place.
They inflate differently and behave differently, and once blown up, they can't be deflated for storage or re-used.
Break surface, simultaneously remove regulator from mouth and fully inflate vest.
Europeans are already using the Internet to navigate around some of the EU regulations that inflate the price of books, cars, and other items.
Our piece de resistance was a helium tank to inflate Labour Party balloons.

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