reflate vs blow up

reflate and blow up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflate	No	No	Yes	No
blow up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, blow up is a hypernym of reflate; that is, blow up is a word with a broader meaning than reflate:

Other hypernyms of reflate include inflate.

reflate (verb)	blow up (verb)
become inflated again	make large
inflate again	exaggerate or make bigger
raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation	to swell or cause to enlarge
experience reflation	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
	fill with gas or air
	burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
	add details to
	get very angry and fly into a rage