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- pronunciation:
- dih
fleIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
deflates, deflating, deflated |
| definition 1: |
to cause to shrink or collapse, esp. by releasing air or gas.
By the next morning, all the party balloons had deflated considerably.- antonyms:
- distend, expand, inflate, swell
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| definition 2: |
to diminish (a person or a person's spirit, confidence, self-possession, or the like).
The reprimand deflated her enthusiasm.- antonyms:
- aggrandize, inflate
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| definition 3: |
to reduce the value of (currency) or lower the level of (prices).
- antonyms:
- inflate
- similar words:
- depreciate, depress
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| related words: |
debase, degrade, deprecate, depreciate, depress, sag |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become deflated; diminish or collapse.
- antonyms:
- inflate
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| derivation: |
deflator (n.) |
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