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deflate
/diːˈfleɪt/
verb
To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre
To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
Antonymsinflate
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