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become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated" reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy" 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" collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon" |
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