overinflate
/ˌoʊvərɪnˈfleɪt/
verb
- To fill something with too much air or gas, causing it to swell or become too tight.
- Be careful not to overinflate the balloons or they will pop.
- She overinflated the raft, and it started to leak air from the seams.
- The mechanic warned that overinflating the tires could cause a blowout.
- To make something seem more important, valuable, or extreme than it really is; to exaggerate.
- Don't overinflate the problem; it's actually quite easy to fix.
- The media tends to overinflate the risks of rare diseases.
- He overinflates his role in the project to impress his boss.
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