deflate

[ US /dɪˈfɫeɪt/ ]
[ UK /diːflˈe‍ɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. collapse by releasing contained air or gas
    deflate a balloon
  2. release contained air or gas from
    deflate the air mattress
  3. reduce or lessen the size or importance of
    The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence
  4. become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
    The balloons deflated
  5. reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
    deflate the currency
  6. produce deflation in
    The new measures deflated the economy
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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.
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