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deflatedeflate /dɪˈfleɪt, di-/ verb ETYMOLOGYdeflateOrigin: 1800-1900 de- + inflate VERB TABLEdeflate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | deflate | | he, she, it | deflates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | deflated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have deflated | | he, she, it | has deflated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had deflated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will deflate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have deflated |
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| Present | I | am deflating | | he, she, it | is deflating | | you, we, they | are deflating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was deflating | | you, we, they | were deflating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been deflating | | he, she, it | has been deflating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been deflating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be deflating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been deflating |
► deflate your ego Losing your job can really deflate your ego. 1[intransitive, transitive] if a tire, balloon, ball, etc. deflates or if you deflate it, it gets smaller because the air or gas inside it comes out OPP inflate2[transitive] to make someone feel less important or confident: Losing your job can really deflate your ego.3[transitive] to show that a statement, argument, etc. is wrong: We needed a way to deflate the prosecution’s arguments.4[transitive] social studies, economics to change the economic rules or conditions in a country so that prices become lower or stop rising OPP inflate |