inflate vs blow up

inflate and blow up both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of inflate include amplify, expand.

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