inflate vs cut back

inflate and cut back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inflate	No	No	Yes	No
cut back	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

inflate (verb)	cut back (verb)
fill with gas or air	place restrictions on
exaggerate or make bigger	cut down on; make a reduction in
become inflated	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value	return in time
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit