About The Word Deflate
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Deflate
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What's The Definition Of Deflate?
[v] become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
[v] reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" [v] produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy" [v] reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" [v] release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress" [v] collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon" Synonyms | Synonyms for Deflate: puncture Related Terms | Find terms related to Deflate: abridge | beat down | belie | blow sky-high | blow up | break | cave | cave in | cheapen | collapse | compress | curtail | cut | cut back | cut down | cut prices | damp | dampen | decline | decrease | deduct | depreciate | depress | devaluate | diminish | disarm | disconfirm | discredit | disgrace | disprove | dive | downgrade | embarrass | enchain | explode | expose | fall | fall in | fall in price | fold | fold up | gag | give way | hamstring | handcuff | hobble | hog-tie | humble | humiliate | implode | invalidate | jew down | knock out | lessen | let down | lower | manacle | mark down | mortify | muzzle | negate | negative | nose-dive | paralyze | pare | plummet | plunge | prostrate | prove the contrary | puncture | put out | put to shame | reduce | retrench | roll back | sag | scale down | shame | shave | shorten | show up | silence | simplify | slash | slump | step down | strangle | take from | throttle | trim | truss up | tune down | undercut See Also | alter | bring down | change | collapse | cut | cut back | cut down | decrease | deprecate | depreciate | diminish | fall | lessen | reduce | release | trim | trim back | trim down | turn Deflate In Webster's Dictionary \De*flate"\, v. t. [Pref. de- down + L. flare, flatus to
blow.]
To reduce from an inflated condition.
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