Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reflate

4 senses of reflate

Sense 1
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")

Sense 2
reflate -- (economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation; "These measures reflated the economy")
       => inflate -- (cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy")
       => change, alter, 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")

Sense 3
reflate -- (inflate again; "reflate the balloon")
       => inflate, blow up -- (fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons")

Sense 4
reflate -- (become inflated again)
       => balloon, inflate, billow -- (become inflated; "The sails ballooned")