reflate

Other forms: reflating; reflates

Definitions of reflate

1. verb

   inflate again
   “reflate the balloon”

   type of:

   blow up, inflate

   fill with gas or air
2. verb

   become inflated again
   type of:

   balloon, billow, inflate

   become inflated
3. verb

   economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
   “These measures reflated the economy”

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

   inflate

   cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
4. verb

   economics: experience reflation
   “The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures”

   type of:

   change

   undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature