inflation vs inflate

inflation is a noun but inflate is not a noun.

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

inflation (noun)	inflate (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

inflation (verb)	inflate (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