inflator

in·flate  (n-flt)

v. in·flat·ed, in·flat·ing, in·flates

v.tr.

1. To fill (something) with air or gas so as to make it swell.

2.

a. To enlarge or amplify unduly or improperly; aggrandize.

b. To raise or expand abnormally or improperly. See Synonyms at exaggerate.

3. To cause (a currency or an economy) to undergo inflation.

v.intr.

To become inflated.

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[Middle English inflaten, from Latin nflre, nflt- : in-, in; see in-² + flre, to blow; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·flator, in·flater n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

inflator - an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) inflater air pump, vacuum pump - a pump that moves air in or out of something