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View usage for: (dɪfleɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense deflates, present participle deflating, past tense, past participle deflated1. verbIf 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] deflated adjective When she refused I felt deflated. 2. verbWhen something such as a tyre or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it. When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness. [VERB] ...a deflated dinghy. [VERB-ed] We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of deflate deflate in British English (dɪˈfleɪt) verb1. to collapse or cause to collapse through the release of gas 2. (transitive) to take away the self-esteem or conceit from 3. economics to cause deflation of (an economy, the money supply, etc) Derived forms deflator (deˈflator) noun Word origin C19: from de- + ( in) flatedeflate in American English (diˈfleɪt; dɪˈfleɪt) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: deˈflated or deˈflating1. to collapse by letting out air or gas to deflate a tire 2. to make or become smaller or less important 3. to cause deflation of (currency, prices, etc.) SIMILAR WORDS: ˈconˌtract see also inflate Derived forms deflator (deˈflator) noun Word origin de- + inflate Examples of 'deflate' in a sentencedeflate In other languagesdeflate British English: deflate VERB If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important. Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I've worked out how to deflate him. - American English: deflate
- Brazilian Portuguese: esvaziar
- Chinese: 使泄气
- European Spanish: quitar los humos a
- French: démonter
- German: einen Dämpfer versetzen
- Italian: smontare
- Japanese: へこませる
- Korean: 좌절감을 주다
- European Portuguese: esvaziar
- Latin American Spanish: quitar los humos a
Chinese translation of 'deflate' vt - [tyre, balloon]
放出 ... 的气(氣) (fàngchū ... de qì) - [person, hopes]
使泄(洩)气(氣) (shǐ xièqì)
vi - [tyre, dinghy]
放气(氣) (fàngqì)
Definition to take away the self-esteem or conceit from Her comments deflated him a bit. Synonyms put down (slang) disconcert dispirit take the wind out of (someone's) sails Definition to collapse or cause to collapse through the release of gas The vandals had deflated his car's tyres. Synonyms Opposites expand , blow up , enlarge , inflate , pump up , aerate , puff up or out Definition to collapse or cause to collapse through the release of gas The balloon began to deflate. Synonyms collapse go down empty void flatten Opposites expand , swell , balloon , blow up , enlarge , inflate , dilate , distend , bloat , puff up or out artificially deflated prices Additional synonymsDefinition to subdue (someone) by criticism He has clearly not been chastened by his punishment. Synonyms subdue, discipline, cow, curb, humble, soften, humiliate, tame, afflict, repress, put in your place Definition to draw (muscles) together or (of muscles) to be drawn together As we move our bodies, our muscles contract and relax. Synonyms tighten, narrow, knit, purse, shorten, pucker, wrinkleDefinition to make or become less in size, strength, or quantity The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack. Synonyms reduce, cut, lower, contract, depress, moderate, weaken, diminish, turn down, slow down, cut down, shorten, dilute, impair, lessen, curtail, wind down, abate, tone down, truncate, abridge, downsize |