deflate
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deflate
- /diːˈfleɪt/ UK
- /dɪˈfleɪt/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪt
Where it comes from
From de- + (in)flate. Coined in 1891, in reference to balloons. Equivalent to Latin dē- (“away, from”) + Latin flō (“blow”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
verb deflates · deflating · deflated
- To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
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To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
Similar: collapse
- To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
- To become deflated.
- To let (someone) down, disappoint them, or put them in their place. deflate someone's ego
- To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm. Never had a problem, guess I've never had to deflate multiple files!
- To belch or flatulate
Opposite: inflate
Thesaurus
verb
Opposite: inflate
Translations
Every language
verb reduction, usually in volume
| Español | desinflar, deshinchar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 放气 fàngqì, 放氣 /放气 fàngqì |
| Português | desinflar, murchar, esvaziar |
| Français | dégonfler, désenfler |
| Deutsch | entleeren, sich entleeren, ablassen, leeren, verkleinern, verringern |
| Italiano | deflazionare |
| Română | dezumfla |
| Русский | сдува́ть sduvátʹ, сдуть sdutʹ |
| العربية | انْكَمَش |
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