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diminish vs deflate

deflate vs diminish

diminish and deflate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diminish No No Yes No
deflate No No Yes No
As verbs, deflate is a hyponym of diminish; that is, deflate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:
  • diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • deflate: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
Other hyponyms of diminish include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
diminish (verb) deflate (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
produce deflation in
reduce or lessen the size or importance of
release contained air or gas from
collapse by releasing contained air or gas
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