deflate

de·flate

 (dĭ-flāt′)

v. de·flat·ed, de·flat·ing, de·flates

v.tr.

1.

a. To release contained air or gas from.

b. To collapse by releasing contained air or gas.

2. To reduce or lessen the size or importance of: Losing the contest deflated my ego.

3. Economics

a. To reduce the amount or availability of (currency or credit), effecting a decline in prices.

b. To produce deflation in (an economy).

v.intr.

To be or become deflated: The balloon deflated slowly.

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[de- + (in)flate.]

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de·fla′tor n.

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deflate

(dɪˈfleɪt)

vb

1. to collapse or cause to collapse through the release of gas

2. (tr) to take away the self-esteem or conceit from

3. (Economics) economics to cause deflation of (an economy, the money supply, etc)

[C19: from de- + (in)flate]

deˈflator n

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de•flate

(dɪˈfleɪt)

v. -flat•ed, -flat•ing. v.t.

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 condition.

v.i.

4. to become deflated.

[1890–95; de- + (in)flate]

de•fla′tor, n.

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deflate

Past participle: deflated
Gerund: deflating

Imperative

deflate

deflate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deflate - collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon" collapse - fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"
	2.	deflate - release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress" release, turn - let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
	3.	deflate - reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" puncture depreciate, vilipend, deprecate - belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
	4.	deflate - produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" inflate - cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
	5.	deflate - reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" inflate - increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"
	6.	deflate - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" inflate, blow up - fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"

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deflate

verb

1. humiliate, humble, squash, put down (slang), disconcert, chasten, mortify, dispirit Her comments deflated him a bit.

2. puncture, flatten, empty The vandals had deflated his car's tyres.
puncture expand, blow up, enlarge, inflate, pump up, aerate, puff up or out

3. collapse, go down, contract, empty, shrink, void, flatten The balloon began to deflate.
collapse expand, swell, balloon, blow up, enlarge, inflate, dilate, distend, bloat, puff up or out

4. (Economics) reduce, depress, decrease, diminish, devalue, depreciate artificially deflated prices

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deflate

verb

To cause to be no longer believed or valued:

debunk, discredit, explode, puncture.

Informal: shoot down.

Idioms: knock the bottom out of, shoot full of holes.

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Translations

يُخَفِّض، يُقَلِّل، يَنْكَمِشيُفْرِغُ من الهَواء

pokořitvypustitvyvést z míry

lukke luft udnedgørepunktere

klein machenLuft herauslassen

dégonflerdémontersérialiser

draga úrhleypa lofti úr

deflazionaresgonfiaredeflazione

dujų išleidimasišleisti dujasišleisti orąoro išleidimassugniuždyti

izlaistizsūknētmazināt

slippe lufta ut avstikke hull på

сдуватьсдуть

vypustiť vzduch

fiyakasını bozmakgururunu kırmaksöndürmek

使瘪下去挫败某人的锐气放气降低...的地位

deflate

[diːˈfleɪt]

A. VT

1. [+ tyre] → desinflar, deshinchar; [+ economy] → reducir la inflación de, deflactar

2. (= humble) [+ pompous person] → bajar los humos a

3. (= depress) → desanimar, desalentar
at this news he felt very deflated → con esta noticia se desanimó por completo

B. VI [tyre] → desinflarse, deshincharse; [economy] → sufrir deflación

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deflate

[dɪˈfleɪt]

vt

[+ tyre, dinghy] → dégonfler

[+ hopes, reputation] → rabaisser

[+ pompous person] → rabattre le caquet à

[+ economy] → provoquer la déflation de

vi (= lose air) → se dégonfler

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

deflate

vt tyre, balloon → die Luft ablassen aus; to deflate the currency (Fin) → eine Deflation herbeiführen; to deflate somebody’s confidence/ego → jds Selbstvertrauen/Ego (dat) → einen Dämpfer aufsetzen; he felt a bit deflated when … → es war ein ziemlicher Dämpfer für ihn, dass …

vi (Fin) → eine Deflation herbeiführen

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deflate

[diːˈfleɪt] vt

a. (tyre) → sgonfiare (fig) (person) → fare abbassare la cresta a

b. (Econ) → deflazionare

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deflate

(diˈfleit) verb

1. to let gas out of (a tyre etc). afblaas, lug uitlaat يُفْرِغُ من الهَواء изпразвам esvaziar vypustit (plyn, vzduch) Luft herauslassen aus punktere; lukke luft ud ξεφουσκώνωdesinflar, deshinchar õhust tühjaks laskma باد چیزی را خالی کردن؛ بی باد کردن tyhjentää dégonfler לְהוֹצִיא אָוִויר भरी हुई हवा निकालना ispustit zrak, isprazniti kienged mengempiskan hleypa lofti úr sgonfiare ～の空気・ガスを抜く 공기를 빼다 išleisti orą/dujas izlaist; izsūknēt (gaisu, gāzi) kempis lucht uitlaten slippe lufta ut avopróżnić هوا ايستل، تشول (لكه دباد څخه esvaziar a dezumfla спускать vypustiť vzduch izpustiti (zrak) ispustiti släppa luften ur ทำให้แฟบ söndürmek 抽出…中的氣，放氣 викачувати; випускати بچکانا xả hơi 使瘪下去，放气

2. to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc. He was completely deflated by his failure. afgehaal, afgeblaas يُخَفِّض، يُقَلِّل، يَنْكَمِش намалявам diminuir pokořit, vyvést z míry klein machen nedgøre; pille ned κόβω τα φτερά, τη φόρα κπ. rebajar, humillar enesekindlust vähendama کنف کردن؛ دلسرد کردن lannistaa démonter לְהוֹרִיד לוֹ אֶת הָאָף आत्मविश्वास कम होना या करना izgubiti samopouzdanje csökkent memerosotkan, menurun draga úr ridimensionare, sminuire ぺしゃんこにする 풀죽게 하다, (기를) 꺾다 sugniuždyti mazināt (kāda iedomību) mengurangkan op zijn plaats zetten stikke hull på, redusere przygasić كمول، لږول،تنزيلول، سپكيدل، كښته كول esmagar a decepţiona; a slăbi сбить спесь vyviesť z miery zbegan umanjiti značaj få att tappa modet, stuka ทำให้ความสำคัญลดลง; ทำให้มั่นใจน้อยลง gururunu kırmak, fiyakasını bozmak 降低...的地位，挫某人的銳氣 стримувати اھمیت یا اعتماد کھونا làm xẹp 降低...的地位，挫败（某人的）锐气

deˈflation noun

afblaas, uitlating إنْكِماش إقْتِصادي намаляване deflação vypuštění das Ablassen von Luft, die Deflation deflation; tømning ξεφούσκωμα deflación tühjusetunne بی باد سازی؛ تورم زدایی deflaatio déflation, dégonflement הוֹצָאַת אָוִויר हवा निकालना ispražnjenje leapadás pengempisan hjöðnun; minnkun sgonfiamento 収縮 수축, 디플레이션 oro/dujų išleidimas (gaisa, gāzes) izlaišana; izsūknēšana; saplakšana pengempisan uitlating van lucht, deflatietømming, deflasjon opróżnienie بادايستنه، دپيسو لږوالى (په عمومى ډول deflação deflaţie; dezumflare выпускание spľasnutie deflacija deflacija deflation การชะลอตัวทางเศรษฐกิจ; การปล่อยลมออก; การสูญเสียความมั่นใจ sönme 洩氣 викачування; дефляція پچکنے کا عمل sự xả hơi; làm xẹp 放气，通货紧缩

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deflate

v. desinflar, deshinchar.

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