Anagrams of: DEFOLIATING

• collapse by releasing contained air or gas

• release contained air or gas from

• reduce or lessen the size or importance of

• produce deflation in

• reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices

• become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air

• (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field

• English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)

• a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• spot, stain, or pollute

• (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind

• a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices

• the act of letting the air out of something

• an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine

• a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off

• bearing numerous leaves

• achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

• ornamented with foliage or foils

• (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves

• (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

• hammer into thin flat foils

• decorate with leaves

• coat or back with metal foil

• number the pages of a book or manuscript

• grow leaves