hyperinflating

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To inflate excessively.
   • Wishing for unlimited money would hyperinflate the market and make your money useless.
2. (intransitive) To be inflated excessively.
   • As the chest wall and lungs hyperinflate, they progressively resist further inflation by virtue of their elastic recoil characteristics.
3. (transitive) To subject to hyperinflation.
   • Both economies recklessly decide to hyperinflate their currencies.