REFLATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • become inflated again
    Hypernyms(s) reflate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • inflate again
    Usage Example(s)
    • reflate the balloon
    Hypernyms(s) reflate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
    Usage Example(s)
    • These measures reflated the economy
    Hypernyms(s) reflate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • economics: experience reflation
    Usage Example(s)
    • The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures
    Hypernyms(s) reflate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)