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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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| reflate |
| reflate |
| Present |
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| I reflate |
| you reflate |
| he/she/it reflates |
| we reflate |
| you reflate |
| they reflate |
| Preterite |
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| I reflated |
| you reflated |
| he/she/it reflated |
| we reflated |
| you reflated |
| they reflated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am reflating |
| you are reflating |
| he/she/it is reflating |
| we are reflating |
| you are reflating |
| they are reflating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have reflated |
| you have reflated |
| he/she/it has reflated |
| we have reflated |
| you have reflated |
| they have reflated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was reflating |
| you were reflating |
| he/she/it was reflating |
| we were reflating |
| you were reflating |
| they were reflating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had reflated |
| you had reflated |
| he/she/it had reflated |
| we had reflated |
| you had reflated |
| they had reflated |
| Future |
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| I will reflate |
| you will reflate |
| he/she/it will reflate |
| we will reflate |
| you will reflate |
| they will reflate |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would reflate |
| you would reflate |
| he/she/it would reflate |
| we would reflate |
| you would reflate |
| they would reflate |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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
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Verb 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"
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"
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