hyperinflate

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verb

To inflate excessively.

“Both economies recklessly decide to hyperinflate their currencies.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person hyperinflates · participle present hyperinflating · participle past hyperinflated · past hyperinflated

  1. transitiveTo inflate excessively.

    Wishing for unlimited money would hyperinflate the market and make your money useless.

  2. intransitiveTo be inflated excessively.

    As the chest wall and lungs hyperinflate, they progressively resist further inflation by virtue of their elastic recoil characteristics.

  3. transitiveeconomicsTo subject to hyperinflation.

    Both economies recklessly decide to hyperinflate their currencies.

Origin

From hyper- + inflate.

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hyperinflate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinflate

MLA

“hyperinflate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinflate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperinflate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperinflate.

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