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Verb deflate has 6 senses
- deflate - collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
--1 is one way to collapse
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- deflate - release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
--2 is one way to turn, release
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Somebody ----s something
- deflate, puncture - reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
--3 is one way to deprecate, depreciate
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Somebody ----s something
- deflate - produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
--4 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: inflate
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
--5 is one way to reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
Antonyms: inflate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
- deflate - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
--6 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Antonyms: inflate, blow up
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