The meaning of DEFLATE is to release air or gas from. How to use deflate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deflate.

DEFLATE definition: 1. If something that has air or gas inside it deflates, or is deflated, it becomes smaller because…. Learn more.

Some common synonyms of deflate are compress, condense, constrict, contract, and shrink. While all these words mean "to decrease in bulk or volume," deflate implies a contracting by …

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] When …

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. When something, like a hot air balloon, empties of air, …

They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass. Her rebuff thoroughly deflated me. to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an inflated condition; to affect with …

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

1. to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon). 2. to depress or reduce (a person or a person's ego, hopes, etc.); puncture; dash. 3. to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) …

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.

Definition of deflate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.