inflate: [16] Inflate comes from inflātus, the past participle of Latin inflāre ‘blow into’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix in- and flāre ‘blow’ (a distant relative of English blow). The use of inflate and inflation as technical terms in economics to denote uncontrolled growth in money supply, credit, etc originated in 1830s America. => blow
inflate (v.)
early 15c., "cause to swell," from Latin inflatus, past participle of inflare "to blow into, inflate" (see inflation). Economics sense from 1844. In some senses a back-formation from inflation. Related: Inflatable; inflated; inflating.
例文
1. The promation of a big release can infrate a film 'sfinal cost.
大規模な発行に必要な広告宣伝は、映画の最終コストを増やすことができます。
2.Airbags infrate instaneously on impact.
エアバッグは衝撃に遭うとすぐに膨張する。
3.Don 's lifejacket had failed to infrate .
唐の救命胴衣は空気膨張できなかった。
4. Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.
ロープバックルを強く引っ張って救命胴衣を空気に入れます。
5.The buyers bid against each other and often infrate the prices they pay.