Thesaurus: inflate

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1. p. a. Blown in; inflated.
2. v. t. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
3. v. t. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
4. v. t. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
5. v. i. To expand; to fill; to distend.
6. v. exaggerate or make bigger
7. v. fill with gas or air
8. v. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
9. v. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
10. v. become inflated
11. Blown in; inflated. Chaucer. 1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs. When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. J. Scott of Amwell. 2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity. Inflate themselves with some insane delight. Tennyson. 3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency. To expand; to fill; to distend.
12. Blown in; inflated. Chaucer.