Definition of deflate Deflate
/dɪflejˈt/ - [difleyt] - de•flate
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What does deflate mean?
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| deflate - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated" | ||
| inflate, blow up fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" | ||
| inflate fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" | ||
| trim back, trim down, cut back, bring down, cut down, trim, reduce, cut return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story" | ||
| deflate - produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy" | ||
| inflate fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| deflate - reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" | ||
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| vilipend, deprecate, depreciate belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" | ||
| deflate - release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress" | ||
| release, turn release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition | ||
| deflate - collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon" | ||
| collapse lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- deflate (Verb)
To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e. g. to shrink. - deflate (Verb)
To become deflated. - deflate (Verb)
To let down or disappoint.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deflate (v. t.)
To reduce from an inflated condition.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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deflate
To collapse by releasing contained air or gas. -
deflate
To become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air.
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🔤- deflate, verb, present, 1st person singular of deflate (infinitive).
- deflate, verb (infinitive).
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