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Bloat   Listen
verb
Bloat  v. t.  (past & past part. bloated; pres. part. bloating)  
1.
To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.
2.
To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.





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"Bloat" Quotes from Famous Books



... accusation of a crime, cannot be refuted, for it is the king of the question-beggars,—"bad taste" is responsible for half the reticence that marks current writing, for the failure to prick the bladders of every species that bloat themselves all around us. "Good taste" is the staunchest ally of hypocrisy, and corruption is the obverse side of civilisation. I do not believe in these general truths that rule the market. What is "true for all" is false for each. It is the business of every man to speak out, to be himself, ...
— Without Prejudice • Israel Zangwill


Words linked to "Bloat" :   tumefy, intumesce, puffiness, swell, lump


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