Found 3 items, similar to deflate.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: deflate
mengempeskan, mengempiskan, menggembos, menggembosi, menurunkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: deflate
deflate
v 1: collapse by releasing contained air or gas;
“deflate a
balloon”
2: release contained air or gas from;
“deflate the air
mattress”
3: reduce or lessen the size or importance of;
“The bad review
of his work deflated his self-confidence” [syn:
puncture]
4: produce deflation in;
“The new measures deflated the
economy” [ant:
inflate]
5: reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a
decline in value or prices;
“deflate the currency” [ant:
inflate]
6: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air;
“The balloons
deflated” [ant:
inflate]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: deflate
deflate
\de*flate"\, v. t. [Pref. de- down + L. flare, flatus to
blow.]
To reduce from an inflated condition; used literally and
metaphorically; as, to deflate a tire; to deflate
expectations.
[1913 Webster +PJC]