deflate-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: collapse by releasing air from

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] DEFLATE NP2[patient[concrete]] NP1[patient[concrete]] DEFLATE

Examples:
Please deflate the air mattress for me.
Some punk kid deflated all my tires!
The balloon deflated.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: deflate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 6

Sense Number 2: reduce the size or importance of

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 DEFLATE NP2[patient[abstract]]

Examples:
Maybe that bad review will deflate his ego.
Has the president deflated the outrage?
All the bullying in elementary school deflated her self-confidence.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: deflate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: cause or produce deflation

Examples:
The new measures deflated the economy.
Bankruptcy deflated the market that Eurokot was formed to fill.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: deflate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 5