deflate (v.)
- abridge
- belie
- break
- cave
- cheapen
- collapse
- compress
- curtail
- cut
- damp
- dampen
- decline
- decrease
- deduct
- depreciate
- depress
- devaluate
- diminish
- disarm
- discredit
- disgrace
- disprove
- dive
- downgrade
- embarrass
- enchain
- explode
- expose
- fall
- fold
- gag
- hamstring
- handcuff
- hobble
- hog-tie
- humble
- humiliate
- implode
- invalidate
- lessen
- lower
- manacle
- mortify
- muzzle
- negate
- negative
- paralyze
- pare
- plummet
- plunge
- prostrate
- puncture
- reduce
- retrench
- sag
- shame
- shave
- shorten
- silence
- simplify
- slash
- slump
- strangle
- throttle
- trim
- undercut