verb🔗ShareTo remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre"The child deflated the balloon, letting the air out slowly. "physicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink"The hot air balloon deflated quickly after landing. "physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices."The central bank might deflate the economy by raising interest rates, hoping to control inflation and lower the cost of goods. "economyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become deflated."My enthusiasm for the project deflated after I realized how much work it would be. "physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo let down or disappoint."The disappointing news of the canceled field trip deflated the students. "emotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo compress (data) according to a particular algorithm."The computer program can deflate the large image file so it takes up less space on the hard drive. "technologycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
