kutistaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• deflate verb To let air or gas out of something.
• dwarf noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
• shrink verb To become or make smaller.

Senses

kutistaa is used for these senses in English:

• deflate (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
• dwarf (transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
• shrink (transitive) To cause to become smaller.

deflate — full definition

1. verb To let air or gas out of something.
2. verb To make someone feel suddenly less confident or excited.
3. verb To reduce the amount of money in circulation, lowering prices.

dwarf — full definition

1. noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
2. noun In folklore, a small humanlike being often skilled in crafting and mining.
3. verb To make something appear much smaller by comparison.

Related Finnish words