deflate
To deflate is to reduce the size or amount of something. When you deflate a balloon, you make it less inflated.
The balloon was deflated by the wind.
The company's stock prices have been deflating for the last few years.
To deflate is to reduce the size or amount of something. When you deflate a balloon, you make it less inflated.
The balloon was deflated by the wind.
The company's stock prices have been deflating for the last few years.
verb
reduce or lessen the size or importance of
Synonyms:
verb
become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
verb
collapse by releasing contained air or gas
verb
produce deflation in
verb
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
verb
release contained air or gas from
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The ball deflated suddenly.
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The men deflated the balloon.
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The world was gripped by deflation.
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It is inflated in May and deflated in the fall.
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Deflation started in the early 1990s.
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To deflate the lungs, the process is reversed.
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I was excited, deflated, excited, and then blase.
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The gap was filled by deflation of consumer prices.
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The play was incredible and seemed to deflate Pittsburgh.
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Sometimes deflation also occurs as part of the correction.