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Quick definitions from WordNet (deflate)
▸ verb: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air ("The balloons deflated")
▸ verb: reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices ("Deflate the currency")
▸ verb: produce deflation in ("The new measures deflated the economy")
▸ verb: reduce or lessen the size or importance of ("The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence")
▸ verb: release contained air or gas from ("Deflate the air mattress")
▸ verb: collapse by releasing contained air or gas ("Deflate a balloon")
▸ Also see deflator
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▸ verb: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air ("The balloons deflated")
▸ verb: reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices ("Deflate the currency")
▸ verb: produce deflation in ("The new measures deflated the economy")
▸ verb: reduce or lessen the size or importance of ("The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence")
▸ verb: release contained air or gas from ("Deflate the air mattress")
▸ verb: collapse by releasing contained air or gas ("Deflate a balloon")
▸ Also see deflator
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to deflate
▸ Usage examples for deflate
▸ Idioms related to deflate (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near deflate
▸ Rhymes of deflate
▸ Invented words related to deflate