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(riːˈfleɪt)
vb
(Economics) to inflate or be inflated again
[C20: back formation from reflation]
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Past participle: reflated
Gerund: reflating

Imperative
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Present
I reflate
you reflate
he/she/it reflates
we reflate
you reflate
they reflate
Preterite
I reflated
you reflated
he/she/it reflated
we reflated
you reflated
they reflated
Present Continuous
I am reflating
you are reflating
he/she/it is reflating
we are reflating
you are reflating
they are reflating
Present Perfect
I have reflated
you have reflated
he/she/it has reflated
we have reflated
you have reflated
they have reflated
Past Continuous
I was reflating
you were reflating
he/she/it was reflating
we were reflating
you were reflating
they were reflating
Past Perfect
I had reflated
you had reflated
he/she/it had reflated
we had reflated
you had reflated
they had reflated
Future
I will reflate
you will reflate
he/she/it will reflate
we will reflate
you will reflate
they will reflate
Future Perfect
I will have reflated
you will have reflated
he/she/it will have reflated
we will have reflated
you will have reflated
they will have reflated
Future Continuous
I will be reflating
you will be reflating
he/she/it will be reflating
we will be reflating
you will be reflating
they will be reflating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reflating
you have been reflating
he/she/it has been reflating
we have been reflating
you have been reflating
they have been reflating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reflating
you will have been reflating
he/she/it will have been reflating
we will have been reflating
you will have been reflating
they will have been reflating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reflating
you had been reflating
he/she/it had been reflating
we had been reflating
you had been reflating
they had been reflating
Conditional
I would reflate
you would reflate
he/she/it would reflate
we would reflate
you would reflate
they would reflate
Past Conditional
I would have reflated
you would have reflated
he/she/it would have reflated
we would have reflated
you would have reflated
they would have reflated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.reflate - economics: experience reflation; "The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
reflate - economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation; "These measures reflated the economy"
2.reflate - economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation; "These measures reflated the economy"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
inflate - cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
reflate - economics: experience reflation; "The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
3.reflate - inflate again; "reflate the balloon"
inflate, blow up - fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
4.reflate - become inflated again
balloon, billow, inflate - become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

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[ˌriːˈfleɪt] VT [+ economy] → reflacionar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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[riːˈfleɪt] vt [+ economy] → relancer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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vt (Econ) → bewusst inflationieren, ankurbeln
vi (economy)sich beleben, angekurbelt werden; they decided to reflateman beschloss, die Konjunktur anzukurbeln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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[ˌriːˈfleɪt] vt (Econ) → reflazionare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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