deflate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/diːˈfleɪt/ (UK)
See all 2 pronunciations
/diːˈfleɪt/ (UK) · /dɪˈfleɪt/ (UK)

Definition of deflate

7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
See all 7 definitions

verb

  1. (transitive)To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
  2. (transitive)To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
  3. (transitive)To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
  4. (intransitive)To become deflated.
  5. (transitive)To let (someone) down, disappoint them, or put them in their place.
    “deflate someone's ego”
    “Scotland's first match at a men's major finals in 23 years ended in anguish after Patrik Schick's incredible halfway-line goal helped the Czech Republic inflict a deflating opening Euro 2020 defeat at Hampden.”
  6. (transitive)To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
    “Never had a problem, guess I've never had to deflate multiple files!”
  7. (slang)To belch or flatulate

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From de- + (in)flate. Coined in 1891, in reference to balloons. Equivalent to Latin dē- (“away, from”) + Latin flō (“blow”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Hooks

3 extensions · 3 back

A single letter you can add to deflate to make another valid word.

Find your best play with deflate

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes deflate, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.