Inflation
131inflation — Distention by a fluid or gas. [L. inflatio, fr. in flo, pp. flatus, to blow into, inflate] * * * in·fla·tion (in flaґshən) [L. in 1 + flare to blow] 1. distention with air, gas, or fluid. 2. the act of distending with air, gas, or fluid …
132inflation — Synonyms and related words: Barnumism, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, affectation, aggrandizement, amplification, appreciation, ascent, augmentation, ballooning, ballyhoo, bedizenment, big… …
