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Verb: reflate  ree'fleyt
  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"
     
  4. Become inflated again

Derived forms: reflated, reflates, reflating

Type of: alter, balloon, billow, blow up, change, inflate, modify

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