Inflate
Inflate , past participle (adjectival)
[Latin inflatus, past participle of inflare to inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See Blow to puff wind.]
Blown in; inflated. — Chaucer
Inflate , transitive verb
1.
To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.
When passion's tumults in the bosom rise,
Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes.
2.
Figuratively: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity.
Inflate themselves with some insane delight.
3.
To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
Inflate , intransitive verb
To expand; to fill; to distend.