The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inflate \In*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inflated; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Inflating.]
   1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand;
      to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the
      lungs.
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            When passion's tumults in the bosom rise,
            Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. --J.
                                                  Scott of
                                                  Amwell.
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   2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one
      with pride or vanity.
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            Inflate themselves with some insane delight.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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   3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to
      inflate the currency.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inflated \In*flat"ed\, a.
   1. Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a
      balloon inflated with gas.
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   2. Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an
      inflated style.
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            Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. --Cowper.
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   3. (Bot.) Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla,
      nectary, or pericarp. --Martyn.
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   4. Distended or enlarged fictitiously or without due cause;
      as, inflated prices; inflated expectations, etc.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

expanded \expanded\ adj.
   increased in extent or size or bulk or scope. Opposite of
   contracted. [Narrower terms: blown-up, enlarged;
   dilated; distended, swollen; inflated]
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   2. (Printnig) wider than usual for a particular height; -- of
      printers' type. Contrasted with condensed.

   Syn: extended.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inflated
    adj 1: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "a hyperbolic
           style" [syn: hyperbolic, inflated]
    2: pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals);
       "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school";
       "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social
       revolution" [syn: high-flown, high-sounding, inflated]