deflate
verbUK /diːˈfleɪt/
Etymology From de- + (in)flate. Coined in 1891, in reference to balloons. Equivalent to Latin dē- (“away, from”) + Latin flō (“blow”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
7 senses
- 1To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic…
- 2To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some…
- 3To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and…
- 4To become deflated.
- 5To let (someone) down, disappoint them, or put them in…
- 6To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
- 7To belch or flatulate
1
To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
2
To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
3
Economics, Sciences To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
4
To become deflated.
5
To let (someone) down, disappoint them, or put them in their place.
- deflate someone's ego
- Scotland's first match at a men's major finals in 23 years ended in anguish after Patrik Schick's incredible halfway-line goal helped the Czech Republic inflict a deflating opening Euro 2020 defeat at Hampden.2021 June 14, Scott Mullen, “Scotland 0-2 Czech Republic”, in BBC Sport:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
- Never had a problem, guess I've never had to deflate multiple files!2003, Alan D Johnson, “unzip utility on HPUX”, in comp.sys.hp.hpux (Usenet):
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Slang To belch or flatulate
- Antonyms
- inflate
- Derived terms
- deflatable, Deflategate, deflater, deflatingly, deflation, deflator