simple past tense and past participle of deflate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflate

plural of deflator

present participle of deflate

(transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre / (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink

An act or instance of deflating. / (economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.

plural of deflation

That which deflates. / (economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.

Alternative form of deflator

plural of deflater