Inflating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inflate \In*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Inflating}.]
     1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand;
        to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the
        lungs.
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              When passion's tumults in the bosom rise,
              Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. --J.
                                                    Scott of
                                                    Amwell.
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     2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one
        with pride or vanity.
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              Inflate themselves with some insane delight.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to
        inflate the currency.
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