English Dictionary

deflate

/diːˈfleɪt/

verb

(transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre / (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink

The team's morale deflated after losing the game.

意味（1）

(transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre

意味（2）

(transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink

意味（3）

(transitive, economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.

意味（4）

(intransitive) To become deflated.

意味（5）

(transitive) To let down or disappoint.

deflate someone's ego

意味（6）

(transitive, computing) To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.

Never had a problem, guess I've never had to deflate multiple files!

意味（7）

(slang) To belch or flatulate