1.VerbTo enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
"You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it."
2.VerbTo enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
"The balloon will inflate if you blow into it."
3.VerbTo swell; to puff up.
"to inflate somebody with pride or vanity"
4.VerbTo decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
5.VerbTo represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate.
"Israel routinely claims that the Gaza Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas, has a tendency to inflate the number of Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip."