Verb: reflate ree'fleyt
- Raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
"These measures reflated the economy"
- Experience reflation
"The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
- Inflate again
"reflate the balloon"
- Become inflated again
"The economy reflated after the recession"
Derived forms: reflated, reflating, reflates
Type of: balloon, billow, blow up, change, enhance, heighten, increase, inflate, raise