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- [dih-fleyt]
- /dɪˈfleɪt/
- /dɪˈfleɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-fleyt]
- /dɪˈfleɪt/
Definitions of deflate word
- verb deflate If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important. 3
- verb deflate When something such as a tyre or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it. 3
- verb deflate to collapse or cause to collapse through the release of gas 3
- verb deflate to take away the self-esteem or conceit from 3
- verb deflate to cause deflation of (an economy, the money supply, etc) 3
- verb transitive deflate to collapse by letting out air or gas 3
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Origin of deflate
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < Latin dēflātus blown off, away (past participle of dēflāre), equivalent to dē- de- + fl(āre) to blow + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Deflate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deflate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
deflate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deflate
verb deflate
- depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
- squash — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
Antonyms for deflate
verb deflate
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- inflate — deflate
- build up — If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
Top questions with deflate
- how to deflate a basketball?
- what does deflate mean?
- how to deflate a football?
- how to deflate a soccer ball?
- why do balloons deflate?
- how to deflate a bike tire?
- how to deflate an air mattress?
- how to deflate a tire?
- how to deflate intex air mattress?
- what part makes your lungs inflate and deflate?
- why do air mattresses deflate?
- how to deflate a volleyball?
- how to deflate a ball?
- how to deflate penile implant?
- how to deflate football?
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