hyperinflate en · VERB
Etymology
From hyper- + inflate.
Meanings
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(transitive) To inflate excessively.
Wishing for unlimited money would hyperinflate the market and make your money useless.
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(intransitive) To be inflated excessively.
As the chest wall and lungs hyperinflate, they progressively resist further inflation by virtue of their elastic recoil characteristics.
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(transitive) To subject to hyperinflation.
Both economies recklessly decide to hyperinflate their currencies.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hyperinflated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hyperinflated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hyperinflating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hyperinflates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |