inflate vs puff up

inflate and puff up both are verbs.

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

As verbs, puff up is a hyponym of inflate; that is, puff up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inflate:

inflate (verb)	puff up (verb)
fill with gas or air	make larger or distend
exaggerate or make bigger	to swell or cause to enlarge
become inflated	praise extravagantly
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value	become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit