v. t.
When passion's tumults in the bosom rise,
Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. J. Scott of Amwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
Inflate themselves with some insane delight. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. a. [ L. inflatus, p. p. of inflare to inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See Blow to puff wind. ] Blown in; inflated. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, inflates;