disinflate

dis·in·flate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dis-in-fleyt]
- /ˌdɪs ɪnˈfleɪt/
- /ˌdɪ.sən.ˈfleɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dis-in-fleyt]
- /ˌdɪs ɪnˈfleɪt/

Definitions of disinflate word

verb without object disinflate (of an economy) to slow down the rate of inflation. 1
verb with object disinflate to slow down the rate of inflation in (an economy). 1

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Origin of disinflate

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; dis-1 + inflate

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Parts of speech for Disinflate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Disinflate

disinflate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for disinflate

verb with object disinflate

inflate — deflate

Just one Antonym for disinflate