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Stage 1 of 3
flare
Latin · ancient
"to blow"
to blow, combined with in- (into)
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Stage 2 of 3
inflare
Latin · ancient
"to blow into, to swell"
to blow into, to swell, from in- and flare
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Stage 3 of 3
inflate
English · 1400s
"to fill something with air or gas"
settled as the English word for filling something with air or gas
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