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Inflate

//ɪnˈfleɪt// verb

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."
10
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit wordnet

From Latin īnflātus, perfect passive participle of īnflō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of inblow.

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