| deflate | (v) collapse by releasing contained air or gas, Example: deflate a balloon |
| deflate | (v) release contained air or gas from, Example: deflate the air mattress |
| deflate | (v) reduce or lessen the size or importance of, Syn. puncture, Example: The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence |
| deflate | (v) produce deflation in, Ant. inflate, Example: The new measures deflated the economy |
| deflate | (v) reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices, Ant. inflate, Example: deflate the currency |
| deflate | (v) become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air, Ant. inflate, Example: The balloons deflated |
| deflation | (n) (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind, Example: a constant deflation of the desert landscape |
| deflation | (n) a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices, Ant. inflation, disinflation |
| deflation | (n) the act of letting the air out of something, Ant. inflation |
| deflationary | (adj) associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money, Ant. inflationary, Example: deflationary measures |
| deflate | v. t. [ Pref. de- down + L. flare, flatus to blow. ] To reduce from an inflated condition; used literally and metaphorically; |
| deflated | adj. |
| deflation | n. |
| deflationary | adj. |
| deflator | n. a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars; |
| Deflation { f } [ math. ] | Deflationen { pl } | deflation | deflations [Add to Longdo] |
| deflationistisch | deflationary [Add to Longdo] |