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present tense third-person singular of deflate
Synonyms & Antonyms of deflates
1
to become smaller in size or volume due to loss of contents
- We kept her birthday decorations up until the balloons started deflating.
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms for deflates
2
to make smaller in size or volume by removing the contents
- Please deflate the air mattress and fold it up before you leave.
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3
to make or become lower in amount or value
- The excess supply deflated prices.
- The company's stock has deflated.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for deflates
- crashes,
- craters,
- declines,
- descends,
- dips,
- dives,
- drops,
- falls,
- lowers,
- nose-dives,
- plummets,
- plunges,
- sinks,
- skids,
- tumbles
- attenuates,
- breaks,
- cheapens,
- depreciates,
- depresses,
- devaluates,
- devalues,
- downgrades,
- marks down,
- reduces,
- writes down,
- writes off
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4
to cause to lose force or effectiveness
- Her cutting remark deflated his ego.
- The lawsuit deflated their hopes for a quick resolution.
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