Word: deflate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
flate
Definition: To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: inflate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnflātus
Language: la
Decoded: inflatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: inflated, having been blown into