inflate

an inflated estimate; an inflated ego.

an inflated economy; inflated wages.

the inflated salary of a star boggles the mind.

you have a very inflated opinion of your worth.

inflated her own importance;

They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity.

we started to inflate our balloons and eventually one burst.

objectives should be clearly set out so as not to duplicate work and inflate costs.

The prices of meals are often artificially inflated.

genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod.

With a supply of compressed air, the large balloon inflated in a matter of seconds.

The buyers bid against each other and often inflate the prices they pay.

The machine is applied to automatic packing for inflated foods, beans, peanuts, biscuit, melon seeds, sugar, granuliform pieces.

The sea grew towering, inflated by long swells.

Turkey also insists the death toll has been inflated.

A few interpreters think most extinction figures are grossly inflated.

We need to visually make sure that these lungs have inflated.

Narcissistic personality disorder sufferers have an inflated ego.

He was like an untied balloon that had been inflated and immediately released.

The second risk is when we inflate the parachute to lift the net.

And this naturally inflated our profit figure.

Regulatory limits on the height and density of buildings constrain supply and inflate prices.

Complaints have been made previously over artificially inflated prices in the run up to Singles Day.