deflate : English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

deflate : pahiyos (v.); piyas (v.)

Glosses: (~ related words)

deflate
v. (contact)	1. deflate	collapse by releasing contained air or gas.; "deflate a balloon"
	~ collapse	fold or close up.; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"
v. (contact)	2. deflate	release contained air or gas from.; "deflate the air mattress"
	~ release, turn	let (something) fall or spill from a container.; "turn the flour onto a plate"
v. (communication)	3. deflate, puncture	reduce or lessen the size or importance of.; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
	~ depreciate, vilipend, deprecate	belittle.; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
v. (change)	4. deflate	produce deflation in.; "The new measures deflated the economy"
	~ alter, change, modify	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
v. (change)	5. deflate	reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices.; "deflate the currency"
	~ cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down	cut down on; make a reduction in.; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
v. (change)	6. deflate	become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air.; "The balloons deflated"
	~ decrease, diminish, lessen, fall	decrease in size, extent, or range.; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"