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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryde·flate \di-ˈflāt, ˌdē-\ verb (de·flat·ed ; de·flat·ing) ETYMOLOGY de- + -flate (as in inflate) DATE 1891transitive verb1. to release air or gas from deflate a tire2. to reduce in size, importance, or effectiveness deflate his ego with cutting remarks3. to reduce (a price level) or cause (a volume of credit) to contractintransitive verb: to lose firmness through or as if through the escape of contained gasSynonyms: see contract• de·fla·tor also de·fla·ter \-ˈflā-tər\ nounEnglish Etymologydeflate 1891, in reference to balloons, coinage based on inflate. L.deflare meant "to blow away," but in the modern word the prefix is taken in the sense of "down." Deflation in reference to currency or economic situations is from 1920.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7deflatede·flate verb1. / di5fleit; 7di:- / [VN V] to let air or gas out of a tyre, balloon , etc.; to become smaller because of air or gas coming out 放掉(轮胎、汽球等的)气；(使)瘪下来2. / di5fleit / [VN] [often passive] to make sb feel less confident; to make sb / sth feel or seem less important 使泄气；挫败…的锐气: All the criticism had left her feeling totally deflated. 所有这些批评使她彻底失去了信心。 3. / 7di:5fleit / [VN] (economics 经) to reduce the amount of money being used in a country so that prices fall or stay steady 紧缩(通货)⇨ compare inflate (3), reflateWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedde·flate\də̇ˈflāt, (ˈ)dēˈ-, usu -ād.+V\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: de- + -flate (as in inflate)transitive verb1. : to release air or gas from (as a balloon or a tire) — opposed to inflate2. : to reduce in size or importance : puncture < deflate a reputation > < deflated hopes > < deflate pomposity >3. : to reduce (a price level) or contract (a volume of credit) especially from an abnormally high levelintransitive verb: to lose firmness through the escape of air or gas (as of a balloon) : collapse, sagSynonyms: see contract

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