Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Gonfiá-re, v. a.
1. to swell, blow out; 2. (met.)to puff up with pride; 3. to deceive with fair words, to buoy up with hopes; v. n. 1. to puff up, swell; 2. to become vain-glorious; v. r. 1. to swell one's self up; 2. to be puffed up with pride, &c.; s. m. Gonfiá-tóre; adj. Gonfiá-nte.
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gonfiare: to swell, to puffe, to bladder, to fill with winde. Also to bagge or get with child. Also to become angry or proud.
