reinflate

verb

re·​in·​flate (ˌ)rē-in-ˈflāt 

reinflated; reinflating

transitive verb

: to inflate (something deflated) again

When it is time to reinflate the boat, you must partially fill the craft with air, put the floorboards in place and then inflate it to capacity.

—Barbara Lloyd

Examples of reinflate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Indeed, some investment outfits have speculated that the Iran conflict presents an attractive buy-the-dip opportunity, with investors landing bargains at the height of geopolitical panic and (hopefully) seeing asset prices reinflate when the conflict ends in a month or so. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026

So after your first 425 15 minutes, they will be reinflated. —Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026

Once the balloons leave the parade start point, there’s nothing Messer can do to reinflate them should something happen along the route, Dinwiddie said. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025

One reason: Xi’s party is loath to reinflate bubbles or reward bad behavior in ways, squandering progress made to deleverage the economy. —William Pesek, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024

Give them a minute to reinflate on the other side, then hang up your items to let the wrinkles fall out. —David Pierce, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024

Many cars without spares come with kits to patch and reinflate a tire that’s low on air. —Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023

Daley, who was mayor at the time, essentially adopted the strategy of hoping that the stock bubble would reinflate. —Dean Baker, The New Republic, 19 July 2023

Any one of those three guys would reinflate the opinion of the Cowboys’ receiver corps. —Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reinflate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• adsorbate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate