to reinflate
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3.9
- verb
- /ˌriːɪnˈfleɪt/
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- Because pressure losses were reduced after inserts were reinflated (Figure 3), it is likely that material creep was a major source of the initial 5-minute pressure loss.
She might have been able to reinflate it.
- She might have been able to reinflate it.
Examples
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Results showed reduced pressure loss during the first 5 minutes after inserts were reinflated.
Academic text (2001) -
Thus, in clinical practice, users need to reinflate inserts after the first few minutes of use if it is desirable to re-achieve initial high pressures.
Academic text (2001) -
So we have to reinflate the three and our oh, my mom already fixed it all.
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But you don't you see there are two other sets of arrows up in this control area that can reinflate your tires.
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I jabbed at my wristcomp, turning off the failsafe, and reinflated the chamber by hand.
Fiction book (1999) -
As he approached the counter, he fisted flat the crown of his massive overseer's hat, then reinflated it with the fingers of his other hand.
Fiction book (1999) -
Figure 3. Pressure loss over time. Pressure loss was highest during the first 5 minutes after initial inflation (solid circles). However, when the insert was reinflated after 5 minutes, the pressure loss for the subsequent 5 minutes was minimal (open circles).
Academic text (2001) -
Insert pressure-loss rates were higher in the first 5 minutes after inflation compared with the next 55 minutes, indicating that if a user seeks to re-achieve an initial high inflation pressure, the insert should be reinflated after a few minutes.
Academic text (2001) -
While the 6- to 60-minute pressure losses were comparable to those listed in Table 2, after inserts were reinflated, pressure losses for the 5-minute interval were substantially reduced.
Academic text (2001) -
He used the pump to reinflate the flat tire before continuing the road trip.
Synonyms
44
2.9
To fill something with air so it becomes larger and round
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2.7
To fill something with air or gas until it gets larger
To fill a tire, balloon, or mattress with air again after it lost air
Antonyms
How Inflated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reinflate is made of re- meaning 'again' and inflate meaning 'to fill with air', the same root you see in inflation. So to reinflate a tire or ball is simply to fill it with air again.