deflate implies a contracting by reducing the internal pressure of contained air or gas.

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

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

DEFLATE definition: to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon). See examples of deflate used in a sentence.

If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.

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.) from an inflated …

Jun 21, 2025 · deflate (third-person singular simple present deflates, present participle deflating, simple past and past participle deflated) (transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic …

de•flate /dɪˈfleɪt/ v., -flat•ed, -flat•ing. [ ~ + obj] to release the air or gas from (something inflated): They deflated the tire tubes and changed the outer walls. [no obj] (of something inflated) to have the air or …

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

To reduce or decrease the pressure, size, or intensity of something, typically by releasing air or removing an inflating substance. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the verb …