English → Latin
“inflate” in Latin
īnflōto inflate; to blow into; to play a wind instrument; to puff up, swell; to be proud, haughtysufflōto blow, puff up, inflateintumēscōto become swollen; to risePhaedrusPhaedrus (an Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates); Phaedrus (a Latin fabulist)
The English word inflate itself goes back to Latin flō, through īnflātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inflate
inflare: sufflare (both PROP. and IMPROP.). To inflate with pride, inflare alicujus animum ad intolerabilem superbiam (Liv., 45, 31): to be inflated with pride, (superbiā) intumescere; efferre se superbiā (Sall.); efferre se insolenter (Cic.); efferri fastidio (of a disdainful pride, Cic.); tumere superbiā (Phaedrus; Cic. has animus numquam tumet). Inflated, (1) PROPR., inflatus (e.g., tibiae); (2) IMPROPR., inflatus or elatus et inflatus (with anything, aliqua re); inflatus et tumens (e.g., animus, Cic.) inflatus et tumidus (Tac.); inflatus et inanis (Quint., both of style); immodico tumore turgescens (Quint., of style).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inflate?
- The usual Latin words for “inflate” are īnflō, sufflō, intumēscō; also Phaedrus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.