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reflate

/ reflate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become inflated again
Type of:
balloon inflate billow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
inflate again
"reflate the balloon"
Type of:
inflate blow up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
"These measures reflated the economy"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
reflation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
economics: experience reflation
"The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
Type of:
change
Derived:
reflation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

balloon inflate billow blow up change alter modify