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Meaning of deflate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  deflate
      v 1: collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a
           balloon"
      2: release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
      3: reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review
         of his work deflated his self-confidence" [syn: {deflate},
         {puncture}]
      4: produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
         [ant: {inflate}]
      5: reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a
         decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" [ant:
         {inflate}]
      6: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons
         deflated" [ant: {blow up}, {inflate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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