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misinflate en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + inflate.

Meanings

1. To inflate improperly.
   • But is there anything that anyone just naturally does, as long as one is not distracted or misinflated by so-called artificial moral ideals? 1989, Richard Eldridge, Charles and Harriett Cox McDowell, On Moral Personhood, page 127:
   • This unit uses sophiscated integrated circuits, so the machine itself can tell you if the cuff is misaligned or misinflated or if the batteries are weak. 1982, Saturday Review - Volume 9, Issues 1-6:
   • According to a 2005 report approximately 74% of all 15-passenger vans had at least one tire misinflated by 25% or more. 2008, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Improving Roadway Safety, page 86:
   • Electric discharges are arrested via the ground contact so that the airbag cannot misinflate. 1994, Annual Connectors and Interconnection Technology Symposium Proceedings, volume 27, page 43:

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