Inflate [in-fleyt]: to fill with air; to puff up with pride.

1-) I inflated the soccer ball before heading to the park, but somehow it was flat when I got there. 2-) The politician’s refusal to admit his mistake was evidence of an inflated ego. 3-) No birthday party in the US is complete without inflated balloons.

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