[
US
/dɪˈfɫeɪt/
]
[ UK /diːflˈeɪt/ ]
[ UK /diːflˈeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
collapse by releasing contained air or gas
deflate a balloon -
release contained air or gas from
deflate the air mattress -
reduce or lessen the size or importance of
The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence -
become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
The balloons deflated -
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
deflate the currency -
produce deflation in
The new measures deflated the economy
How To Use deflate In A Sentence
- deflate a balloon
- In return for a bail-out of the currency, it would deflate the economy, impose a statutory incomes policy, and maintain a military presence East of Suez.
- But it had clearly been some salutary effort to deflate her. THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL)
- These digital devices deflate at about 4 mm Hg per second, making them sometimes seem slower to use than auscultatory aneroid devices, but they are more accurate.
- These subtotals were deflated using a prices-received index for North Dakota crops obtained from the Agricultural Statistics Service.
- They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.
- Her unexpected acquiescence completely deflated him.
- Better-engineered spigots prevent air from entering the bag when you fill your glass - the bag deflates like a balloon - so the wine stays fresh.
- '' To get down there and have that opportunity and not come away with any points, that was tough and it kind of deflated us after that. '' USATODAY.com
- Motorists who failed to immobilise their cars, by taking away the rotor arm from the distributor, were liable to find their tyres deflated by the police.
