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DEFLATE definition: 1. If something that has air or gas inside it deflates, or is deflated, it becomes smaller because…. Learn more.
Deflate definition: to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon). See examples of DEFLATE used in a sentence.
1. : to release air or gas from. deflate a tire. 2. : to reduce in size, importance, or effectiveness. deflate his ego with cutting remarks. 3. : to reduce (a price level) or cause (a volume of credit) to contract. intransitive verb. : to lose firmness through or as if through the escape of contained gas. deflator noun. or less commonly deflater.
To deflate is to let the air out of something. If you deflate the tires on your brother's bike, he won't be able to ride it until he gets them pumped up again. You can deflate anything that's full of air or another gas: an air mattress, an inflatable sled, a helium balloon, or the tires on your car.
verb. us / dɪˈfleɪt / uk / dɪˈfleɪt / deflate verb (MAKE SMALLER) Add to word list. [ I or T ] If something that has air or gas inside it deflates, or is deflated, it becomes smaller because it loses the air or gas: to deflate a balloon / tire. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less. abridgment. attenuated.
If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important. Britain's other hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day. [ VERB noun ]
Definition of deflate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
