deflate
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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.
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.
de•fla′tor, n.
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deflate
Past participle: deflated
Gerund: deflating
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| deflate |
| deflate |
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| 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" | |
| 3. | deflate - reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" 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" |
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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
puncture expand, blow up, enlarge, inflate, pump up, aerate, puff up or out
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deflate
verbTo cause to be no longer believed or valued:
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
draga úrhleypa lofti úr
dujų išleidimasišleisti dujasišleisti orąoro išleidimassugniuždyti
izlaistizsūknētmazināt
vypustiť vzduch
fiyakasını bozmakgururunu kırmaksöndürmek
deflate
[diːˈfleɪt]A. VT
1. [+ tyre] → desinflar, deshinchar; [+ economy] → reducir la inflación de, deflactar
3. (= depress) → desanimar, desalentar
at this news he felt very deflated → con esta noticia se desanimó por completo
at this news he felt very deflated → con esta noticia se desanimó por completo
B. VI [tyre] → desinflarse, deshincharse; [economy] → sufrir deflación
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
deflate
[dɪˈfleɪt] 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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deflate
(diˈfleit) verb1. to let gas out of (a tyre etc).
2. to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc. He was completely deflated by his failure.
deˈflation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
deflate
v. desinflar, deshinchar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012