English

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to inflate something excessively

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

2. (intransitive) to get 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.