in‧flate
1 [intransitive and transitive] to fill something with air or gas so it becomes larger, or to become filled with air or gas :
It took us half an hour to inflate the dinghy.
Her life jacket failed to inflate.
It took us half an hour to inflate the dinghy.Her life jacket failed to inflate.
2 [transitive] to make something seem more important or impressive than it really is :
The success further inflated his self-confidence.
The success further inflated his self-confidence.
be grossly/vastly/hugely inflated
The numbers of people involved have been grossly inflated by the media.
The numbers of people involved have been grossly inflated by the media.
3 [intransitive and transitive] technical to increase in price or make something increase in price :
Hotels often inflate prices at particular times of the year.
Costs were inflating.
Hotels often inflate prices at particular times of the year.Costs were inflating.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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