What does "inflate" mean?

To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally

What is a synonym for "inflate"?

Common synonyms include: balloon, add to, aggrandize, ample, amplify, amplify.

//ɪnˈfleɪt// verb

verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Verb

1
To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally transitive
"You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it."
2
become inflated wordnet
3
To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas). intransitive
"The balloon will inflate if you blow into it."
4
fill with gas or air wordnet
5
To swell; to puff up. figuratively
"to inflate somebody with pride or vanity"

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6
exaggerate or make bigger wordnet
7
To decompress (data) that was previously deflated. transitive
8
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value wordnet
9
To represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate. figuratively, transitive
"Israel routinely claims that the Gaza Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas, has a tendency to inflate the number of Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip."
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cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit wordnet