verb

1. To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally

   “You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.”

2. To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).

   “The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.”

3. To swell; to puff up.

   “to inflate somebody with pride or vanity”

adjective

1. Filled with air or fluid

   “The inflated balloons danced in the breeze.”

2. Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.

   “His inflated belly looked uncomfortable.”

3. : In a state of higher cost.

   “His inflated prices made the vendor unpopular.”

Synonyms: bloated, bloated, bombastic, bulging, expanded, filled, pompous, swelled