deflagrate
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～ burn with great heat and intense light; "the powder deflagrated"
deflate
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～ reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
deflate
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～ collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
deflate
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～ release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
deflate
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～ become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
deflate
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～ reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
deflate
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～ produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
deflect
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～ turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
deflect
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～ impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
deflect
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～ draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
deflect
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～ prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
deflect
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～ turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
deflower
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～ make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
deflower
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～ deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
defog
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～ free from mist; "demist the car windows"
defoliate
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～ strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"
deforest
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～ remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks"
deform
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～ make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
deform
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～ cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
deform
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～ twist and press out of shape