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deflate

/ deflate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
"The balloons deflated"
Opposites:
inflate blow up
Type of:
decrease diminish lessen
Derived:
deflation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
"deflate the currency"
Opposites:
inflate
Type of:
reduce cut down cut back
Derived:
deflation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
produce deflation in
"The new measures deflated the economy"
Opposites:
inflate
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
deflation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
reduce or lessen the size or importance of
"The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
Type of:
deprecate depreciate
Derived:
deflator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
release contained air or gas from
"deflate the air mattress"
Type of:
turn release
Derived:
deflation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
collapse by releasing contained air or gas
"deflate a balloon"
Type of:
collapse
Derived:
deflation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
74%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
2
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decrease diminish lessen inflate blow up reduce cut down cut back change alter modify deprecate