deflate
(verb)
verb
1. collapse by releasing contained air or gas
- deflate a balloon
Definition categories: contact, collapse
2. release contained air or gas from
- deflate the air mattress
Definition categories: contact, release, turn
3. reduce or lessen the size or importance of
- The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence
Similar word(s): puncture
Definition categories: communication, deprecate, depreciate, vilipend
4. produce deflation in
- The new measures deflated the economy
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
5. reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
- deflate the currency
Definition categories: change, cut, reduce, trim
6. become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
- The balloons deflated
Definition categories: change, decrease, diminish, fall, lessen