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- Dictionarydeflate/dɪˈfleɪt/
verb
- 1. let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object): "he deflated one of the tyres" Similar Opposite
- 2. make (someone) suddenly lose confidence or feel dispirited: "his response deflated me" Similar Opposite
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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.
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.
Deflate definition: to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon). See examples of DEFLATE used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
1. to collapse or cause to collapse through the release of gas. 2. ( tr) to take away the self-esteem or conceit from. 3. (Economics) economics to cause deflation of (an economy, the money supply, etc) [C19: from de- + (in)flate] deˈflator n.
deflate definition: 1. to let all the air or gas out of something, or to become emptied of air or gas: 2. to make…. Learn more.
If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important. I hate to deflate your ego, but you seem to have an exaggerated idea of your importance to me. deflated adjective
