inflate [LME] The Latin verb flare ‘to blow’ is the base of inflate, which literally means ‘blow into’. Deflate [M19th] is its opposite.
英语词源词典收录了6069条英语词源词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史，是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。