increase vs inflate

increase

verb
  • To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax. 

  • To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific. 

  • To make (a quantity, etc.) larger. 

  • (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater. 

noun
  • The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting). 

  • For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger 

  • Offspring, progeny 

  • An amount by which a quantity is increased. 

inflate

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

  • To decompress (data) that was previously deflated. 

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

  • To swell; to puff up. 

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