Словарь синонимов английского языка - inflate

(v) 1. blow up, balloon, expand, dilate, enlarge, swell, pump up, puff up or out, distend: We inflated two plastic bags to use as floats. 2. boost, increase: The price of the company's chares was inflated by rumours of a take-oveb bid. 3. exaggerate, amplify, magnify, blow up: He tends to inflate to huge proportions the cmall contribution he made to the project.