 deflate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices | |
| Examples: | "deflate the currency" |
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| Related terms: | inflate reduce deflation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] produce deflation in | |
| Examples: | "The new measures deflated the economy" |
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| Related terms: | inflate change deflation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] reduce or lessen the size or importance of | |
| Synonyms: | puncture | |
| Examples: | "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" |
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| Related terms: | deprecate deflator | |
| 4. | [ verb ] release contained air or gas from | |
| Examples: | "deflate the air mattress" |
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| Related terms: | release turn deflation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] collapse by releasing contained air or gas | |
| Examples: | "deflate a balloon" |
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| Related terms: | collapse deflation | |
| 6. | [ verb ] become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air | |
| Examples: | "The balloons deflated" |
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| Related terms: | inflate decrease deflation | |
| Similar spelling: |
deflated depilate deplete depleted deflator defilade deflation depletable devaluate defoliate depletion depilator defoliated |
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