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deflate
[ dih-fleyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon):
They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.
- to depress or reduce (a person or a person's ego, hopes, spirits, etc.); puncture; dash:
Her rebuff thoroughly deflated me.
- to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an inflated condition; to affect with deflation.
verb (used without object)
- to become deflated.
deflate
/ ɪˈڱɪ /
verb
- to collapse or cause to collapse through the release of gas
- tr to take away the self-esteem or conceit from
- economics to cause deflation of (an economy, the money supply, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈڱٴǰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ڱtǰ noun
- -·ڱĻ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deflate1
Example Sentences
An early opinion poll appears to show the French public taking a calm line, bursting – or at least deflating – the RN's bubble of outrage.
Anthony Wills runs the Kilchoman distillery on the island of Islay and says he feels "deflated" at the prospect of tariffs.
If you’re against mass deportations and want to see some sort of amnesty, it’s easy to feel deflated right now and even easier to curse Orange County for its past.
A humorist and actor, his folksy delivery artfully deflated politicians and pomposities.
Henry Pollock lived up to the hype, zipping past deflated Welsh defenders for two late scores.
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