<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.</li><li>Antonyms: deflate</li><li>to cause to expand or distend with air or gas: to inflate a balloon.</li><li>to puff up with pride, satisfaction, etc.; to elate.</li><li>Economics: to expand (money, prices, an economy, etc.) unduly in amount, value, or size; affect with inflation.</li><li>to become inflated.</li><li>to increase, especially suddenly and substantially: The $10 subscription has inflated to $25.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>