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deflating


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  deflate 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  deflate 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  deflate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  deflate 
 
  6  senses  of  deflate 
 
  Sense  1 
  deflate 
  =>  collapse 
 
  Sense  2 
  deflate 
  =>  turn,  release 
 
  Sense  3 
  deflate,  puncture 
  =>  deprecate,  depreciate 
 
  Sense  4 
  deflate 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  5 
  deflate 
  =>  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
 
  Sense  6 
  deflate 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  deflate 
 
  deflate  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  deflate 
 
  Sense  1 
  deflate 
  =>  collapse 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  deflate 
  =>  turn,  release 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  deflate,  puncture 
  =>  deprecate,  depreciate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  deflate 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  deflate 
  =>  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  deflate 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  deflate 
 
  The  verb  deflate  has  6  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  deflate  --  (collapse  by  releasing  contained  air  or  gas;  "deflate  a  balloon") 
  2.  deflate  --  (release  contained  air  or  gas  from  "deflate  the  air  mattress") 
  3.  deflate,  puncture  --  (reduce  or  lessen  the  size  or  importance  of  "The  bad  review  of  his  work  deflated  his  self-confidence") 
  4.  deflate  --  (produce  deflation  in  "The  new  measures  deflated  the  economy") 
  5.  deflate  --  (reduce  or  cut  back  the  amount  or  availability  of  creating  a  decline  in  value  or  prices;  "deflate  the  currency") 
  6.  deflate  --  (become  deflated  or  flaccid,  as  by  losing  air;  "The  balloons  deflated") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  deflate 
 
  The  verb  deflate  has  6  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  deflate  --  (collapse  by  releasing  contained  air  or  gas;  "deflate  a  balloon") 
  2.  deflate  --  (release  contained  air  or  gas  from  "deflate  the  air  mattress") 
  3.  deflate,  puncture  --  (reduce  or  lessen  the  size  or  importance  of  "The  bad  review  of  his  work  deflated  his  self-confidence") 
  4.  deflate  --  (produce  deflation  in  "The  new  measures  deflated  the  economy") 
  5.  deflate  --  (reduce  or  cut  back  the  amount  or  availability  of  creating  a  decline  in  value  or  prices;  "deflate  the  currency") 
  6.  deflate  --  (become  deflated  or  flaccid,  as  by  losing  air;  "The  balloons  deflated") 



deflating definition