verb
Meaning 1
To reinflate, to inflate again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
reflate
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ɹiːˈfleɪt/
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UK: /ɹɪˈfleɪt/
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US: /ɹiˈfleɪt/
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US: /ɹəˈfleɪt/
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rhymes with -eɪt
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CMU ARPABET: R IY0 F L EY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To restore the general level of prices to a previous or desirable level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
Meaning 3
become inflated again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: balloon, inflate, billow
verb
Meaning 4
inflate again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- reflate the balloon
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: inflate, blow up
verb
Meaning 5
economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- These measures reflated the economy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify, inflate
verb
Meaning 6
economics: experience reflation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
History
Etymology
From re- + (in)flate, on the basis of deflate. Equivalent to Latin re- + Latin flō (“blow”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).