inflate

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

in·flate (ĭn-flātʹ)v. in·flat·ed, in·flat·ing, in·flatesv. tr.
1. To fill (something) with air or gas so as to make it swell.
2.
a. To enlarge or amplify unduly or improperly; aggrandize.
b. To raise or expand abnormally or improperly. See Synonyms at exaggerate.
3. To cause (a currency or an economy) to undergo inflation.v. intr.
To become inflated. [Middle English inflaten, from Latin īnflāre, īnflāt- : in-, in; see in-² + flāre, to blow; See bhlē- in Indo-European Roots.] in·flaʹtor or in·flatʹer n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  balloon, billow, blow up, expand, amplify