inflate

To fill (something) with air or gas so as to make it swell.

To fill with pride; aggrandize.

To represent as greater or more important than is in fact the case: synonym: exaggerate.

To cause (a currency or economy) to undergo inflation.

To become inflated.

Inflated.

To swell or distend by inhaling or injecting air or gas; distend in any manner: as, to infiate the lungs, a bladder, or a balloon.

To swell or extend unduly; expand beyond proper or natural limits; raise above the just amount or value: as, to infiate the currency or prices; to inflate the market (that is, the price of marketable commodities, as stocks).

To puff out or up; make swollen or turgid.