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Verb
S:
(v)
inflate
,
blow up
,
expand
,
amplify
(exaggerate or make bigger)
"The charges were inflated"
S:
(v)
inflate
,
blow up
(fill with gas or air)
"inflate a balloons"
S:
(v)
inflate
(cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit)
"The war inflated the economy"
S:
(v)
inflate
(increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value)
"inflate the currency"
S:
(v)
balloon
,
inflate
,
billow
(become inflated)
"The sails ballooned"