blow up vs inflate

blow up and inflate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blow up	No	No	Yes	No
inflate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, blow up and inflate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of blow up include amplify, expand.

As verbs, blow up and inflate are synonyms defined as:

blow up (verb)	inflate (verb)
make large	fill with gas or air
exaggerate or make bigger	exaggerate or make bigger
to swell or cause to enlarge	become inflated
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
fill with gas or air	cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
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get very angry and fly into a rage