amplify vs inflate

amplify

verb
  • To render larger, more extended, or more intense. 

  • To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation. 

  • To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current. 

  • To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand. 

inflate

verb
  • To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally 

  • To decompress (data) that was previously deflated. 

  • To swell; to puff up. 

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

How often have the words amplify and inflate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )