inflate vs bring down

inflate and bring down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inflate	No	No	Yes	No
bring down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bring down is a hypernym of inflate; that is, bring down is a word with a broader meaning than inflate:

Other hypernyms of inflate include cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down.

inflate (verb)	bring down (verb)
fill with gas or air	cut down on; make a reduction in
exaggerate or make bigger	impose something unpleasant
become inflated	cause to be enthusiastic
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value	cause to come to the ground
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit	move something or somebody to a lower position
	cause the downfall of; of rulers