Etymology

reinflate

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Today it means: To inflate or fill with air again. Full definition →

English inflate ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinflate
  7. English todayreinflate

From re- + inflate.

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