deflate
de|flate /dɪfl'eɪt/ (deflates deflating deflated)
1 [VERB] V n
If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
Britain's other hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day.
● deflated [ADJ]
When she refused I felt deflated.
2 [VERB] V, V n
When something such as a tyre or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it.
When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness...
We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.
≠ inflate
1 [VERB] V n
If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
Britain's other hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day.
● deflated [ADJ]
When she refused I felt deflated.
2 [VERB] V, V n
When something such as a tyre or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it.
When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness...
We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.
≠ inflate