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Meaning
Verb
●
To
remove
air
or some other
gas
from within an
elastic
container
, e.g. a
balloon
or tyre
●
To cause an
object
to
decrease
or become
smaller
in some
parameter
, e.g. to shrink
●
In Economics:
To reduce the amount of available
currency
or
credit
and thus lower prices.
●
To become deflated.
●
To
let down
or disappoint.
●
In Computing:
To
compress
(data)
according to
a particular algorithm.
●
To
belch
or flatulate
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Antonyms
Inflate
Related
Dampen
Shrink
Flatten
Reinflate
Stabilize
Devalue
Explode
Depress
Compress
Overinflate
Devaluate
Evaporate
Equalize
Stabilise
Soften
Weaken
Constrict
Melt
Implode
Puncture
Dissolve
Depreciate
Tighten
Loosen
Deflect
Thicken
Lift
Deform
Retract
Lower
Shatter
Tilt
Decelerate
Stretch
Stiffen
Grip
Destroy
Freeze
Remove
Elongate
Swell
Collapse
Dissipate
Damage
Harden
Drop
Raise
Inflated
Tear
Overheat
Regrow
Squeeze
Smother
Erode
Pump Up
Puff Up
Dry Up
Blow Up
Heat Up
More
Rhymes
Ate
Ait
Tait
Fate
Late
Tait
Bait
Gate
Mate
Rate
Wait
Cate
Nate
Kate
Fete
Fate
Pate
Kate
Hate
Bate
Tate
Date
Sate
Gait
Eyot
Grate
Elate
Orate
Abate
Crate
Plate
Eight
Skate
Plait
Prate
Great
Spate
Slate
State
Trait
Await
Irate
Kuwait
Strait
Negate
Derate
Donate
Ornate
Sedate
Locate
Vacate
Equate
Weight
Uniate
Dilate
Debate
Estate
Innate
Pedate
Mutate
Create
Update
Relate
Nutate
Berate
Inflate
Dictate
Vibrate
Gestate
Fellate
Deflate
Collate
Narrate
Speight
Placate
Striate
Freight
Cogitate
Straight
Automate
Overwait
Validate
Conflate
Quadrate
Subjugate
Disuniate
Translate
Reoperate
Reinflate
Checkmate
Compilate
Enucleate
Love-Hate
Overweight
Menstruate
Compensate
Translated
Intercalate
Reincarnate
Certificate
Smothercate
Supererogate
Methylphenidate
Blind Date
More
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