Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Deflate has 7 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
collapse by releasing contained air or gas
"deflate a balloon"
2
release contained air or gas from
"deflate the air mattress"
3
reduce or lessen the size or importance of
"The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
4
produce deflation in
"The new measures deflated the economy"
5
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
"deflate the currency"
6
become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
"The balloons deflated"
7
To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre
Example Sentences
"deflate a balloon"
verb
"deflate the air mattress"
verb
"The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
verb
"The new measures deflated the economy"
verb
"deflate the currency"
verb
"The balloons deflated"
verb
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)