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Reduce or cause to contract
“Armed officers, who were lying in wait for the would-be raiders, disabled their van using Hatton rounds - bullets designed to deflate tyres with minimum damage.”
To take away the self-esteem or conceit from
“Somehow, hearing the understanding in his voice seemed to deflate her.”
Be emptied of air or gas
“The fury of the wind and water caused his shirt to billow - to inflate and deflate like a balloon.”
To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices
“Well, could inflation soon deflate the economy?”
To regard or represent as being of little worth
To develop suddenly and violently
Become or make smaller in size or amount
To make a hole or series of holes in
(slang) To put a damper on
Serialise or serialize
To lower in length or size
Put someone in their place
Weaken
Deflate someone's idea, feelings
To cause a sudden collapse of (mood or feeling)
To lessen the courage or confidence of
Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour
Draw or push out
Fail suddenly and completely
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