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deflate

 
Verb deflate has 6 senses
  1. deflate - collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
    --1 is one way to
    collapse
    Derived form: noun deflation3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. deflate - release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
    --2 is one way to
    turn, release
    Derived form: noun deflation3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. deflate, puncture - reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
    --3 is one way to deprecate, depreciate
    Derived form: noun deflator1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. deflate - produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
    --4 is one way to
    change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: inflate
    Derived form: noun deflation2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  5. deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
    --5 is one way to
    reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
    Antonyms: inflate
    Derived form: noun deflation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
  6. deflate - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
    --6 is one way to
    decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
    Antonyms: inflate, blow up
    Derived form: noun deflation3
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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