Inflate /(?)/

1. Blown in; inflated.

imp. & p. p. Inflated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflating

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. Fig.: 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.

1. To expand; to fill; to distend.