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Verb
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(v)
deflate
(collapse by releasing contained air or gas)
"deflate a balloon"
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(v)
deflate
(release contained air or gas from)
"deflate the air mattress"
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(v)
deflate
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puncture
(reduce or lessen the size or importance of)
"The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
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(v)
deflate
(produce deflation in)
"The new measures deflated the economy"
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(v)
deflate
(reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices)
"deflate the currency"
S:
(v)
deflate
(become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air)
"The balloons deflated"
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