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Deflate
- verb - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
- collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
- produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
- reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
- reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
- release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
Efflate
- - To fill with breath; to puff up.
Inflate
- verb - become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
- cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
- exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
- fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
- increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
Reflate
- verb - become inflated again
- economics: experience reflation; "The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
- economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation; "These measures reflated the economy"
- inflate again; "reflate the balloon"