deflate

see definition of deflate

verbreduce or cause to contract
verbhumiliate

Synonyms for deflate

verb reduce or cause to contract

Antonyms for deflate

attenuated

verb. weaken

collapse

verb. fall apart, break down

collapsed

verb. fall apart, break down

collapsing

verb. fall apart, break down

Word Origin & History

1891, in reference to balloons, coinage based on inflate. Latin deflare meant "to blow away," but in the modern word the prefix is taken in the sense of "down." Related: Deflated; deflating.

Example Sentences for deflate

But Millaird's tone, intended to deflate, had no effect on the major.

On landing they would solemnly don their clothes, deflate the skins, and go their way.

German cockroaches may attack newly molted nymphs of their own kind and cause them to deflate (Gould and Deay, 1938).

It seemed most everyone was rushing to deflate the pizza bubble and end our love affair with the anchovy.

It may tend to deflate our ego to think that there may be intelligent beings not too different from us who are advanced beyond us.

A reference to the elegant contingency of Gatton sufficed to deflate a good deal of eloquence.

deflate

Synonyms for deflate

Antonyms for deflate

More words related to deflate

attenuate

attenuated

collapse

collapsed

collapsing

contract