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- DictionaryDe·flate/dəˈflāt/
verb
- 1. let air or gas out of (a tire, balloon, or similar object): "he deflated one of the tires"
- 2. cause (someone) to suddenly lose confidence or feel less important: "his response deflated me"
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.
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 allow air or gas to escape from within a container: [ T ] When the roads are icy, you may have to deflate your tires a bit. fig. Someone or something that is deflated suddenly feels or is considered less important: [ T ] The allegations deflate the respect people have for the presidency.
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.
to allow air or gas to escape from within a container: [ T ] When the roads are icy, you may have to deflate your tires a bit. fig. Someone or something that is deflated suddenly feels or is considered less important: [ T ] The allegations deflate the respect people have for the presidency.
2 days ago · 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 ]
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.
Definitions of 'deflate'. 1. If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important. [...] 2. When something such as a tyre or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it. [...] More.
Definition of deflate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
deflate meaning: 1. to let all the air or gas out of something, or to become emptied of air or gas: 2. to make…. Learn more.
