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reflate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb reflate has 4 senses
- reflate(v = verb.change) Array - economics: experience reflation; "The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures" is one way to change
- reflate(v = verb.change) Array - economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation; "These measures reflated the economy" is one way to alter, change, modify, inflate
- reflate(v = verb.change) Array - inflate again; "reflate the balloon" is one way to blow up, inflate
- reflate(v = verb.change) Array - become inflated again; Array is one way to balloon, billow, inflate
Derived form noun reflation1
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Derived form noun reflation1
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
reflate, v.tr. cause reflation of (a currency or economy etc.).
Etymology
RE- after inflate, deflate
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