hyperinflate

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ inflate

Verb

hyperinflate (third-person singular simple present hyperinflates, present participle hyperinflating, simple past and past participle hyperinflated)

  1. (transitive) To inflate excessively.
    Wishing for unlimited money would hyperinflate the market and make your money useless.
  2. (intransitive) To be inflated excessively.
    As the chest wall and lungs hyperinflate, they progressively resist further inflation by virtue of their elastic recoil characteristics.
  3. (economics, transitive) To subject to hyperinflation.
    Both economies recklessly decide to hyperinflate their currencies.
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