Inflate

p. a.	1.	Blown in; inflated.
v. t.	1.	To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs. [imp. & p. p. Inflated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflating.] 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.
v. i.	1.	To expand; to fill; to distend.

Verb	1.	inflate - fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" Synonyms: blow up Antonyms: deflate - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
	2.	inflate - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" Synonyms: amplify, blow up, expand
	3.	inflate - cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy" Antonyms: deflate - produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
	4.	inflate - increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" Antonyms: deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
	5.	inflate - become inflated; "The sails ballooned" Synonyms: balloon, billow

inflate - deflate

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