deflate implies a contracting by reducing the internal pressure of contained air or gas.

In computing, Deflate (stylized as DEFLATE, and also called Flate[1][2]) is a lossless data compression file format that uses a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding.

DEFLATE definition: to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon). See examples of deflate used in a sentence.

DEFLATE definition: 1. If something that has air or gas inside it deflates, or is deflated, it becomes smaller because…. Learn more.

If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.

Definition of deflate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon). 2. to depress or reduce (a person or a person's ego, hopes, etc.); puncture; dash. 3. to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) …

Jun 21, 2025 · deflate (third-person singular simple present deflates, present participle deflating, simple past and past participle deflated) (transitive) To remove air or some other gas from …

DEFLATE meaning: 1 : to release air or gas from (something, such as a tire or balloon) and make it smaller; 2 : to lose air or gas from inside

To deflate is to let the air out of something. If you deflate the tires on your brother's bike, he won't be able to ride it until he gets them pumped up again. You can deflate anything that's full of air …