inflate
1. [ verb ] fill with gas or air
Synonyms: blow_up
Examples:

"inflate a balloons"

Related terms: deflate expand billow reflate inflation
2. [ verb ] exaggerate or make bigger
Synonyms: expand amplify blow_up
Examples:

"The charges were inflated"

Related terms: increase puff_up
3. [ verb ] increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
Examples:

"inflate the currency"

Related terms: deflate reduce inflation
4. [ verb ] cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
Examples:

"The war inflated the economy"

Related terms: deflate change reflate inflation
5. [ verb ] become inflated
Synonyms: billow balloon
Examples:

"The sails ballooned"

Related terms: expand reflate inflation
Similar spelling:   inflater
  inflated
  inviolate
  inflame
  inflatable
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  in_place
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  inflict
  inflect
  in_play
  in_full
  in_a_flash
  influent
  influenza
  influence
  inflexion
  inflaming