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Meaning of bloat
The primary meaning of the word "bloat" is to become or make something swollen or inflated.
Etymology of bloat
The word "bloat" has its roots in Old English "blāt", which is also related to the Old Norse "blātr", meaning "swollen" or "inflated"
Historically, the word has been used to describe a range of conditions, from physical swelling to excessive verbosity in language
Synonyms
swelling
distension
expansion
enlargement
inflating
puffing
bulging
protruding
bloating
puffiness
tumescence
tumidness
intumescence
dilation
distension
inflation
puffing
swelling
growth
increase
augmentation
amplification
aggrandizement
enhancement
magnification
overstuffing
surfeiting
clogging
congestion
overcrowding
saturation
overload
excess
superabundance
superfluity
redundancy
verbosity
prolixity
garrulousness
loquaciousness
volubility
effusiveness
Definitions
- To become or make something swollen or inflated, especially with fluid or gas
- * To write or speak at excessive length, using more words than necessary
- * A swollen or inflated condition, especially of the body or a part of it
Usage Examples
- The dead body began to bloat in the warm water
- * The software update caused the computer's memory to bloat
- * The politician's speech was full of empty words, and his rhetoric began to bloat
Antonyms
shrinking
contraction
reduction
decrease
diminution
lessening
minimization
compression
condensation
deflation
collapse
dwindling
waning
ebbing
decline
depression
subsidence
sinking
plummeting
dwindlement