inflate

verb5

1. •
   To 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. •
   To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).

   • The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.
3. •
   (figurative) To swell; to puff up.
4. •
   (figurative) To 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.
5. •
   To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.