Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Reflate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
economics: experience reflation
"The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
2
economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
"These measures reflated the economy"
3
inflate again
"reflate the balloon"
5
To reinflate, to inflate again.
Example Sentences
"The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
verb
"These measures reflated the economy"
verb
"reflate the balloon"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)