inflate vs inflation

inflate is not a noun while inflation is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inflate	No	No	Yes	No
inflation	Yes	No	No	No

inflate (noun)	inflation (noun)
	the act of filling something with air
	lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
	(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
	a general and progressive increase in prices

inflate (verb)	inflation (verb)
fill with gas or air
exaggerate or make bigger
become inflated
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit