puff up

(verb) make larger or distend. Synonyms: puff up. Example: "The estimates were puffed up."

(verb) to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs". Synonyms: puff, puff up, blow up, puff out. Example: "Puffed out chests."

(verb) become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger. Synonyms: swell, puff up. Example: "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son."

(verb) praise extravagantly. Synonyms: puff, puff up. Example: "The critics puffed up this broadway production."