deflate

deflate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. exhaust, empty; reduce, humble, lower. See humility, contraction.Ant., inflate.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. collapse, let the air out, flatten, discourage; see contract 1 , decrease 1 , 2 , discourage 1 , empty 1 , 2 , humble .
See Synonym Study at contract .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. collapse contract, deplete, shrink, empty, exhaust, flatten, puncture.
2. humble *take the wind out of one s sails, put down, *take down a peg, humiliate, *puncture one's aura of invincibility, mortify.
ANT.: 1. inflate, fill, swell. 2. puff up, hearten, flatter
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To cause to be no longer believed or valued: debunk, discredit, explode, puncture. Informal: shoot down. Idioms: knock the bottom out of, shoot full of holes. See VALUE.

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