Associations to the word «Deflate»
Noun
Wiktionary
DEFLATE, verb. (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
DEFLATE, verb. (transitive) (economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
DEFLATE, verb. (intransitive) To become deflated.
DEFLATE, verb. (transitive) To let down or disappoint.
DEFLATE, verb. (transitive) (computing) To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
Dictionary definition
DEFLATE, verb. Collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon".
DEFLATE, verb. Release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress".
DEFLATE, verb. Reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence".
DEFLATE, verb. Produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy".
DEFLATE, verb. Reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency".
DEFLATE, verb. Become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated".
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