Inflate and Lighten

Inflate

Inflate verb - Fill with gas or air.

Lighten and inflate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lighten" instead a verb "Inflate".

Lighten

Lighten verb - To become glad or hopeful.

Inflate and lighten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inflate" instead a verb "Lighten".

Common collocations

bit inflate bit lighten bit
skin inflate skin lighten skin
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