Lewis & Short

rĕ-flo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.

  1. I. Neutr., to blow back, blow contrary.
    1. A. Lit.: reflantibus ventis, Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 119: Etesiae valde reflant, id. Att. 6, 7, 2: antra, Sid. Ep. 9, 13: ventorum procellae reflantium, Amm. 19, 10; 22, 8.
      Poet.: pelagus respargit, reflat, Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 89 (Trag. Rel. p. 158 Rib.).
    2. B. Trop.: cum prospero flatu ejus (fortunae) utimur, ad exitus pervehimur optatos et, cum reflavit, affligimur, Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19: reflante fortunā, Amm. 31, 13, 19; cf. Lact. 3, 29.
  2. II. Act.
    1. A. To blow again from one’s self, to blow or breathe out: (aër) cum ducitur atque reflatur, is breathed out, exhaled, Lucr. 4, 938: spiritum, folles, to blow out, Lampr. Heliog. 25: sucositatem, to evaporate, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 29.
    2. B. To blow or puff out again: laciniam (ventus), App. M. 10, p. 254, 9; cf.: reflato sinu, id. ib. 4, p. 158 fin.: signum veste reflatum, id. ib. 2, p. 116, 7.