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Definition of Deflate
1. Verb. Collapse by releasing contained air or gas. "Deflate a balloon"
2. Verb. Release contained air or gas from. "Deflate the air mattress"
3. Verb. Reduce or lessen the size or importance of. "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
4. Verb. Produce deflation in. "The new measures deflated the economy"
5. Verb. Reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices. "Deflate the currency"
Generic synonyms: Bring Down, Cut, Cut Back, Cut Down, Reduce, Trim, Trim Back, Trim Down
Derivative terms: Deflation
Antonyms: Inflate
Derivative terms: Deflation
Antonyms: Inflate
6. Verb. Become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air. "The balloons deflated"
Definition of Deflate
1. v. t. To reduce from an inflated condition.
Definition of Deflate
1. Verb. (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) (economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To become deflated. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To let down or disappoint. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deflate
1. to release the air or gas from [v -FLATED, -FLATING, -FLATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deflate
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