Inflate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons".
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Meaning 2
Increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency".
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Meaning 3
Cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy".
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Meaning 4
Exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated".
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Meaning 5
Become inflated; "The sails ballooned".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..