Antonyms for inflate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : in-fleyt

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈfleɪt

Definition of inflate

Origin : early 15c., "cause to swell," from Latin inflatus, past participle of inflare "to blow into, inflate" (see inflation). Economics sense from 1844. In some senses a back-formation from inflation. Related: Inflatable; inflated; inflating.

verb blow up, increase

Example sentences :

To belly a sail is to inflate or fill it with the wind, so as to give a taut leech.
Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

"Launch and inflate another target-globe," he ordered drily.
Extract from : « Talents, Incorporated » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Joe took a little longer than usual to inflate his lungs this time.
Extract from : « Joe Strong, the Boy Fish » by Vance Barnum

Why inflate what is unimportant, and waste description on silly things?
Extract from : « Bouvard and Pcuchet » by Gustave Flaubert

Only their bubbs were intact, but there was nothing with which to inflate them.
Extract from : « The Planet Strappers » by Raymond Zinke Gallun

You may inflate or contract at will, and its all the same to the telescope.
Extract from : « The Joys of Being a Woman » by Winifred Kirkland

How much will the hydrogen which is used to inflate that bag weigh?
Extract from : « A. D. 2000 » by Alvarado M. Fuller

Like the globe-fish, they can erect their spines and inflate their bodies.
Extract from : « The Ocean World: » by Louis Figuier

It has a hood over its nose, which it can inflate enormously.
Extract from : « Eskimo Life » by Fridtjof Nansen

From the front of the neck hangs a considerable pouch, which the bird can inflate at will.
Extract from : « Jungle Folk » by Douglas Dewar

Synonyms for inflate

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