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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)
Other 51Թ Forms
- deflator noun
- self-deflated adjective
- ˈڱٴǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deflate1
Example Sentences
And instead of a rollicking late-game comeback, the Dodgers instead suffered a second consecutive deflating defeat.
That deflates the notion there was some grand media conspiracy to prop Biden up.
Officers found four deflated balloons in his car along with a nitrous oxide canister.
This allows her heart to deflate, allowing the "very tricky" procedure to detach part of her heart - the right ventricular outflow tract - and the pulmonary artery from where it has stuck to her skin.
The tariffs and in-kind retaliation from other countries would undoubtedly hurt California, from new surcharges on almond exports to deflating Silicon Valley tech stocks.
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