inflate

verb

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exaggerate or make bigger

The charges were inflated

fill with gas or air

inflate a balloons

cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit

The war inflated the economy

increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value

inflate the currency

become inflated

The sails ballooned

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	expansive
1	hypernym	Types & categories	increase
1	hyponym	Types & categories	puff up
2	antonym	Related & opposite	deflate
2	derivation	Related & opposite	inflation
2	derivation	Related & opposite	inflater
2	derivation	Related & opposite	inflatable
2	hypernym	Types & categories	expand
2	hyponym	Types & categories	reflate
2	hyponym	Types & categories	surge
3	antonym	Related & opposite	deflate
3	derivation	Related & opposite	inflation
3	hypernym	Types & categories	change
3	hyponym	Types & categories	reflate
4	antonym	Related & opposite	deflate
4	derivation	Related & opposite	inflation
4	hypernym	Types & categories	reduce
5	derivation	Related & opposite	inflation
5	hypernym	Types & categories	expand
5	hyponym	Types & categories	reflate