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   De·flate

   /dəˈflāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. let air or gas out of (a tire, balloon, or similar object): "he deflated one of the tires" Similar let downempty the air out ofcollapseflattenvoidpunctureOpposite inflateblow up
   • ▪ be emptied of air or gas: "the balloon deflated" Similar go downcollapseshrinkcontractflattenOpposite inflateexpand
   • 2. cause (someone) to suddenly lose confidence or feel less important: "his response deflated me" Similar subduehumblecowhumiliatemortifychastenchagrindispiritdismaydiscouragedisheartensquashcrushflattenbring downbring lowtake down a peg or twotake the wind out of someone's sailsinformal:cut down to sizeknock the stuffing out ofput downOpposite aggrandize
   • ▪ reduce the level of (an emotion or feeling): "her anger was deflated"
   • 3. bring about a general reduction of price levels in (an economy): "the budget deflated the economy" Similar reduceslow downmake less activediminishlessenlowerdevaluedepreciatedepressOpposite inflate

   Word Origin late 19th century: from de- (expressing reversal) + -flate (as in inflate).

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   • 1. deflator noun

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   What does deflate mean?

   • [ often passive ] They were totally deflated by losing the match. 使變小, （使）變癟, 給…放氣… 使变小, （使）变瘪, 给…放气… desinflar, desinflarse, deshinchar… esvaziar, esvaziar-se… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! deflate definition: 1. to let all the air or gas out of something, or to become emptied of air or gas: 2. to make….

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   What is a DEFLATE file?

   • Package flate implements the DEFLATE compressed data format, described in RFC 1951. ) is a lossless data compression file format that uses a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding. It was designed by Phil Katz, for version 2 of his PKZIP archiving tool. Deflate was later specified in RFC 1951 (1996).

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   What happens if you deflate someone?

   • 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. When she refused I felt deflated. When something such as a tire or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it.

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   What is a DEFLATE stream?

   • This led to its widespread use – for example, in gzip compressed files and PNG image files, in addition to the ZIP file format for which Katz originally designed it. The patent has since expired. A Deflate stream consists of a series of blocks. Each block is preceded by a 3- bit header: 1: This is the last block in the stream.

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   In computing, Deflate (stylized as DEFLATE, and also called Flate) is a lossless data compression file format that uses a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding. It was designed by Phil Katz, for version 2 of his PKZIP archiving tool. Deflate was later specified in RFC 1951 (1996).

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   1 day ago · 1. transitive verb. 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. When she refused I felt deflated. 2. transitive verb/intransitive verb.

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   From Longman Business Dictionary de‧flate /ˌdiːˈfleɪt, ˌdɪ-/ verb [ intransitive, transitive] 1 if a government deflates the economy, it reduces the demand for goods and services by raising interest rates and taxes, limiting wage increases, reducing government spending, or a combination of these Raising interest rates too high could deflate the ...

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   DEFLATE meaning: 1 : to release air or gas from (something, such as a tire or balloon) and make it smaller; 2 : to lose air or gas from inside.