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Definition deflate

Etymology

de- +‎ (in)flate. Coined in 1891, in reference to balloons. Partly based on Latin deflo, deflare (perfect passive participle deflatus), which meant "blow away".

Verb

deflate (third-person singular simple present deflates, present participle deflating, simple past and past participle deflated)

1. (transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre
2. (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
3. (transitive, economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
4. (intransitive) To become deflated.
5. (transitive) To let down or disappoint.
6. (transitive, computing) To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.

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