reflate
UK/ɹiːˈfleɪt/US/ɹiˈfleɪt/
reflate verb: to reinflate, to inflate again.
Verb
reflate (third-person singular simple present reflates, present participle reflating, simple past and past participle reflated)
- To reinflate, to inflate again.
- To restore the general level of prices to a previous or desirable level.
- Bassetto […] shows that the central bank can disallow deflationary solutions by imposing negative nominal interest rates as a way to reflate the economy by creating arbitrage opportunities.2020, Benigno, Pierpaolo, “A Central Bank Theory of Price Level Determination”, in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, volume 12, number 3, →DOI, page 261 of 258-283
reflate meaning in Bengali
reflate in Bengali
- পুনরায় স্ফীত করা, আবার ফোলানো
Synonyms of reflate
Forms of reflate
| third-person singular present | reflates |
|---|---|
| present participle | reflating |
| past participle | reflated |
| past | reflated |
Origin of reflate
From re- + (in)flate, on the basis of deflate. Equivalent to Latin re- + Latin flō (“blow”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Words formed from reflate
Words that rhyme with reflate
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- delate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- implicate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- pinnate
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- calibrate
- castrate
- conflate
Questions about reflate
- What does reflate mean?
- Reflate means to reinflate, to inflate again.
- What is reflate in Bengali?
- Reflate in Bengali is পুনরায় স্ফীত করা, আবার ফোলানো. See Reflate meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is reflate?
- Reflate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce reflate?
- Reflate is pronounced /ɹiːˈfleɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of reflate?
- The past tense of reflate is reflated.
Words near reflate in the dictionary
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