puff up

Verb

Meaning

to swell or cause to enlarge

praise extravagantly

make larger or distend

become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger

Source: WordNet

swell puff blow up puff out increase rise promote raise extend expand fill pump push pride boost

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bash attack chastise chasten contract decrease

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act expand praise behave amplify swell

Let not office puff up any man; for faith and love are all in all, and nothing is preferred before them. Ignatius of Antioch

Let no rank puff up anyone; for faith and love are paramount - the greatest blessings in the world. Ignatius of Antioch

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The critics puffed up this Broadway production Source: Internet

The estimates were puffed up Source: Internet