reflate

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UK/ɹiːˈfleɪt/UK/ɹɪˈfleɪt/US/ɹiˈfleɪt/US/ɹəˈfleɪt/

verb

To reinflate, to inflate again.

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Meanings

verbreflate (third-person singular simple present reflates, present participle reflating, simple past and past participle reflated)

present singular third person reflates · participle present reflating · participle past reflated · past reflated

  1. To reinflate, to inflate again.
  2. economicsTo restore the general level of prices to a previous or desirable level.

    Bassetto […] shows that the central bank can disallow deflationary solutions by imposing negative nominal interest rates as a way to reflate the economy by creating arbitrage opportunities.

    2020, Benigno, Pierpaolo, “A Central Bank Theory of Price Level Determination”, in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, volume 12, number 3, →DOI, page 261 of 258-283

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From re- + (in)flate, on the basis of deflate. Equivalent to Latin re- + Latin flō (“blow”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with reflate

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Cite this entry
APA

reflate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflate

MLA

“reflate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reflate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflate.

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