inflate

Meaning

1. To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
2. To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
3. To swell; to puff up.
4. To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
5. To represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈfleɪt/

Etymology

From Latin īnflātus, from the verb īnflō. Doublet of inblow.