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Another word for inflate

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inflate

v.

To fill with air or gas
blow up, pump up, puff up, puff out, expand, bloat, distend, swell, swell up, dilate, spread out, widen, balloon, cram, surcharge; see also fill 1, stretch 2, swell.
To increase or raise abnormally
exaggerate, magnify, stretch, overstate, aggrandize, exalt, blow up, build up, boost, raise, maximize, overestimate, escalate, mount, skyrocket, expand, balloon, swell, augment, enlarge; see also exaggerate, increase 1.
Antonyms underestimate*, deflate, minimize. See syn. study at expand.expand.

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Another word for inflate

verb

To make (something) seem greater than is actually the case:

exaggerate, hyperbolize, magnify, overcharge, overstate. Idioms: blow up out of proportion, lay it on thick, stretch the truth. See increase

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Hidden fees can drastically inflate the price of even the best bargain, but savvy shoppers will be able to find an inexpensive and beautiful dress that will make the flower girl a true princess on the wedding day.
It features a raised headboard to keep pillows in place, an integrated pump that helps it inflate quickly, a special quick-deflate valve, and a one-year warranty on the mattress and two-year warranty on the pump.
If the company you rent from states that you are in charge of setting up and taking down the house, you open yourself up for more liability issues if you don't properly inflate or secure the equipment.
When you get to the beach just inflate the pillows, button in your towel (so it doesn't fly away and is easily removed for washing) and add some sand into the four corner Velcro pockets to weigh it down if it's a windy day.
Access to tools - while many solar panel systems can be installed with just a few basic tools, if a home owner does not have these tools on hand, the cost of buying them can inflate the total cost of the project.

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