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Synonyms
in·flate (ĭn-flāt́)

[Middle English inflaten, from Latin īnflāre, īnflāt-, in-, in; see in–2, + flāre, to blow.]

verb: -flat·ed, -flat·ing, -flates. 

transitive verb 

  1. To fill (something) with air or gas so as to make it swell.
    1. To enlarge or amplify unduly or improperly; aggrandize.
    2. To raise or expand abnormally or improperly. See synonyms at exaggerate
  3. To cause (a currency or an economy) to undergo inflation.

intransitive verb 

To become inflated.

derivatives

in·flátor
noun