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deflate

DEFINITIONS OF: deflate

1

v release contained air or gas from

“deflate the air mattress”
Type of:
release, turn
let (something) fall or spill from a container

v collapse by releasing contained air or gas

“deflate a balloon”
Type of:
collapse
fold or close up

v become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air

“The balloons deflated”
Antonyms:
blow up, inflate
fill with gas or air
Type of:
decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
decrease in size, extent, or range

v reduce or lessen the size or importance of

“The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence”
Synonyms:
puncture
Type of:
deprecate, depreciate, vilipend
belittle

v produce deflation in

“The new measures deflated the economy”
Antonyms:
inflate
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

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

“deflate the currency”
Antonyms:
inflate
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
Type of:
bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down
cut down on; make a reduction in
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