reflate

verb

🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪt/

[transitive, intransitive] (economics经济学)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they reflate	🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪt/ 🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪt/
he / she / it reflates	🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪts/ 🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪts/
past simple reflated	🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪtɪd/ 🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪtɪd/
past participle reflated	🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪtɪd/ 🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪtɪd/
-ing form reflating	🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌriːˈfleɪtɪŋ/

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reflate (something) to increase the amount of money that is used in a country, usually in order to increase the demand for goods通货再膨胀，通货复胀（增加货币供应以刺激对商品等的需求） compare deflate, inflateTopics Moneyc2
Word Origin1930s: from re- ‘again’, on the pattern of inflate, deflate.