reinflate
verb[IorT]
(alsore-inflate)uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈfleɪt/us/ˌriː.ɪnˈfleɪt/reinflateverb[I or T](FILL WITH AIR)
toincreaseinsizeby beingfilledwithairagain; to make somethingincreaseinsizein this way:
Theballoonslowlyreinflated.
I reinflated thetyrewith afootpump.
- Thedoctorsinsertedatubeto reinflate thelung.
- Thepocketsofairin thedoughdidn't re-inflate.
Enlarging and inflating
- augmentation
- balloon
- bloat
- broaden
- build(someone/something)up
- bulk
- deepen
- expand
- explosively
- flare
- fluffsomethingup
- implacably
- inflation
- lengthen
- puff
- pumpsomeoneup
- reinflation
- scalesomethingup
- stretch
- widen
reinflateverb[I or T](ECONOMY)
finance & economicsspecialized
to have orcauseageneralincreaseinpricesandeconomicactivityafter aperiodwhenpriceshave beenfallingand there has been littleeconomicactivity:
Thegovernmentmade aconcertedattemptto reinflate theeconomy.
The country'seconomysimplyrefusesto reinflate.
Newbuyersnow haveaccessto enoughcreditto re-inflatehousingprices.
- Theybelievethattheirspendingplanscan re-inflate theeconomy.
Price increases
- accrual
- added value
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- appreciate
- counter-inflation
- counter-inflationary
- go through the roofidiom
- inflate
- inflationary spiral
- overheat
- reinflation
- rise
- rocket
- roof
- runsomethingup
- shooting
- shrinkflation
- skyrocket
- soaring
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