Exaggerate or make bigger:
— The charges were inflated.

synonyms: amplify, blow up, expand.

Roget 194: become larger etc. (large) etc. 192; expand, widen, enlarge, extend, grow, increase, incrassate^†, swell, gather; fill out; deploy, take open order, dilate, stretch, distend, spread; mantle, wax; grow up, spring up; bud, bourgeon [Fr.], shoot, sprout, germinate, put forth, vegetate, pullulate, open, burst forth; gain flesh, gather flesh; outgrow; spread like wildfire, overrun.    be larger than; surpass etc. (be superior) 33.    render larger etc. (large) etc. 192; expand, spread, extend, aggrandize, distend, develop, amplify, spread out, widen, magnify, rarefy, inflate, puff, blow up, stuff, pad, cram; exaggerate; fatten.    ... show more

Roget 880: be vain etc. adj., be vain of; pique oneself etc. (pride) 878; lay the flattering unction to one's soul.    have too high an opinion of oneself, have an overweening opinion of oneself, have too high an opinion of one's talents; blind oneself as to one's own merit; not think small beer of oneself, not think vin ordinaire of oneself [Fr.]; put oneself forward; fish for compliments; give oneself airs etc. (assume) 885; boast etc. 884.    render vain etc. adj.; inspire with vanity etc. n.; inflate, puff up, turn up, turn one's head.    ... show more

Roget 800: amount to, come to, mount up to; touch the pocket; draw, draw upon; indorse etc. (security) 771; issue, utter; discount etc. 813; back; demonetize, remonetize; fiscalize^†, monetize.    circulate, be in circulation; be out of circulation.    [manufacture currency] mint (coins), coin; print (paper currency). [vary the value of money] inflate, deflate; debase; devalue, revalue.    [vary the amount of money] circulate, put in circulation; withdraw from circulation.    [change the type of currency] exchange currencies, change money.    charge interest; pay interest; lose interest.    ... show more

Roget 349: blow, waft; blow hard, blow great guns, blow a hurricane etc. n.; wuther^†; stream, issue.    respire, breathe, puff; whiff, whiffle; gasp, wheeze; snuff, snuffle; sniff, sniffle; sneeze, cough.    fan, ventilate; inflate, perflate^†; blow up.    ... show more

Roget 573: be diffuse etc. adj.; run out on, descant, expatiate, enlarge, dilate, amplify, expand, inflate; launch out, branch out; rant.    maunder, prose; harp upon etc. (repeat) 104; dwell on, insist upon.    digress, ramble, battre la campagne [Fr.], beat about the bush, perorate, spin a long yarn, protract; spin out, swell out, draw out; battologize^†.    ... show more

Fill with gas or air:
— Inflate a balloons.

synonym: blow up.

Dutch: opblazen

Cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit.

Increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value.

Become inflated.

synonyms: balloon, billow.

Dutch: bollen, opbollen