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To make something bigger with air, ego, or accounting — pick your poison.
means To swell or expand with gas, or to increase a number, price, or claim beyond its honest size.
from From Latin inflare, to blow into — combining in (into) and flare (to blow), the literal puff behind every balloon and every padded résumé.
Economic senseMoney supply, prices, and disappointment all rise together.
Cosmic versionThe universe inflated faster than light after the Big Bang.
Ego editionNo pump required, just an audience.