Definitions of inflate:

• verb:   fill with gas or air

  Example: "Inflate a balloons"

• verb:   exaggerate or make bigger

  Example: "The charges were inflated"

• verb:   increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value

  Example: "Inflate the currency"

• verb:   cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit

  Example: "The war inflated the economy"

• verb:   become inflated