deflate

Significat (anglès)

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

Sinònims

shrink

disinflate

flatten

puncture

collapse

empty

debase

depreciate

sink

damp

dampen

debilitate

debunk

de-escalate

deflated

deflation

degrade

demagnetise

demagnetize

depredate

depress

derogate

devaluate

devalue

devitalize

discharge

disparage

drain

drop

dull

emasculate

enervate

enfeeble

evacuate

eviscerate

exenterate

fade away

fall in

go down

humble

humiliate

impair

knock out

lower

marshall

minimize

misjudge

raid

reduce

serialize

shake

shrivel

shrunken

soften

subside

take away

unbrace

underestimate

underrate

understate

undervalue

void

wash out

weaken

wilt

wither

worsen

yield

become flat

devitalise

belittle

uninflate

blow out

blunt

bring down

clean

clean out

clear

clear out

constricted

Amb guionet com

de‧flate

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/diːˈfleɪt/

Etimologia (anglès)

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