| VERB | contact | deflate | collapse by releasing contained air or gas |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | deflate | release contained air or gas from | |
| communication | deflate, puncture | reduce or lessen the size or importance of | |
| change | deflate | produce deflation in | |
| change | deflate | reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices | |
| change | deflate | become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air |
| Sounds | dihfley't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Collapse by releasing contained air or gas. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "deflate a balloon" | |
| Broader | collapse | Fold or close up |
| Nouns | deflation | the act of letting the air out of something |
| Meaning | Release contained air or gas from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "deflate the air mattress" | |
| Broader | turn, release | Let (something) fall or spill from a container |
| Nouns | deflation | the act of letting the air out of something |
| Meaning | Reduce or lessen the size or importance of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" | |
| Synonym | puncture | |
| Broader | deprecate, depreciate, vilipend | belittle |
| Nouns | deflator | a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation |
| Meaning | produce deflation in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The new measures deflated the economy" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | inflate | Cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit |
| Spanish | desinflar | |
| Nouns | deflation | a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices / prices |
| Meaning | Reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "deflate the currency" | |
| Broader | reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down | cut down on |
| Opposite | inflate | increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value |
| Nouns | deflation | a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices / prices |
| Meaning | Become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The balloons deflated" | |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
| Opposite | inflate, blow up | Fill with gas or air |
| Spanish | deshincharse, deshinchar, desinflarse, desinflar | |
| Catalan | desinflar-se, desinflar | |
| Nouns | deflation | the act of letting the air out of something |
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