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inflate

(/I/n'fl/eI/t )

exaggerate or make bigger(verb.change)

Example:
The charges were inflated.

Synonym:
amplify, blow up, expand

source: wordnet30
fill with gas or air(verb.change)

Example:
Inflate a balloons.

Synonym:
blow up
Antonym:
deflate

source: wordnet30
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit(verb.change)

Example:
The war inflated the economy.

source: wordnet30
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value(verb.change)

Example:
Inflate the currency.

source: wordnet30
become inflated(verb.change)

Synonym:
balloon, billow

source: wordnet30
To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.(verb)

source: webster1913
To expand; to fill; to distend.(verb)

source: webster1913

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