Deflate

Quick meaning: Deflate is a verb meaning (transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.

Meaning

(transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
2. (transitive, economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
3. (intransitive) To become deflated.
4. (transitive) To let (someone) down, disappoint them, or put them in their place.
5. (transitive, computing) To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
6. (slang) To belch or flatulate

Example Sentences

deflate someone's ego

Never had a problem, guess I've never had to deflate multiple files!

Scotland's first match at a men's major finals in 23 years ended in anguish after Patrik Schick's incredible halfway-line goal helped the Czech Republic inflict a deflating opening Euro 2020 defeat at Hampden.

Word Forms

• deflates
• deflating
• deflated

Synonyms for deflate

Depending on context, synonyms include puncture.

Antonyms for deflate

Common opposites include inflate, blow up.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include puncture, blow, downsize, decrease, reduce, cuff.

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