verb🔗ShareTo remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre"The children accidentally deflated the beach ball by sitting on it. "vehiclephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink"The child accidentally deflated the beach ball with a sharp rock. "physicsmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices."The government deflated the national currency to combat inflation. "economyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become deflated."The balloon deflated quickly after the boy let go of the string. "physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo let down or disappoint."His coach's criticism deflated Mark's confidence before the big game. "emotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo compress (data) according to a particular algorithm."The software deflated the large image file, making it easier to email. "computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
