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Deflate is an English word with synonyms like inflate or reduce. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Deflate in a sentence

Related words

Deflate | Deflated | Deflategate | Deflates | Deflater

Deflate meaning

  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.

Synonyms of Deflate

inflate cut back cut down reduce modify alter change vilipend depreciate deprecate puncture release turn collapse trim

Related words

Other words often associated with Deflate or its synonyms:

cut decrease lessen disparage minify belittle mischance thin activity misadventure mishap undervalue

Using Deflate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre. | To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink | To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
  • Useful related words include: inflate, cut back, cut down, reduce.
  • In the example corpus, deflate often appears in combinations such as: to deflate, deflate the, and deflate.

Context around Deflate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 12 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

successfully 1× quickly 1× tire 1×

Often after:

rapidly 1× slowly 1× republican 1× game 1× gate 1×

Sentence patterns with Deflate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and successfully deflate these wanton 1× approach might deflate republican claims 1× begun to deflate with rising 1× can quickly deflate if forced 1× concessions to deflate the uprising 1× deflate the dough 1× deployed to deflate the tyres 1× expected to deflate rapidly and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a vehicle was 1× another deputy tried 1× as waves pass 1× brady was accused 1× but minhaj never 1× camp celebrates artifice 1×

Common sentence endings:

and providing context 1× cars hain said 1× deflate his audience 1× deflate if forced 1× deflate its heroes 1× deflate the generator 1×

Words around Deflate

Just before it in the word index:

deflagration 4 deflagrates 2 deflagrate 3 defira 2 definity 4 definitives 3

Just after it in the word index:

deflated 104 deflategate 15 deflater 3 deflates 10 deflating 31 deflation 152

Similar in corpus frequency:

absolve 59 acceptability 59 acetic 59 actuators 59 adulation 59 affirmations 59

Corpus analysis for Deflate

  • In this selection, "deflate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, successfully, quickly, tire, rapidly, slowly and republican stand out and add context to how "deflate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and successfully deflate these wanton and approach might deflate republican claims. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "deflate" sits close to words such as absolve, acceptability and acetic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with deflate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. (12 words)

Since the meme stock mania started to deflate in November 2021, ) is down 92%. (14 words)

Camp celebrates artifice and artificiality, flamboyance and theatricality, but can quickly deflate if forced. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

I suppose they will call the 8 games Frisco has won this season meaningless too, as well as the 2 games he won for New England when Brady was serving his 4 game suspension for deflate gate. (37 words)

Brady was accused of allegedly ordering team personnel to deflate game balls that were below the league minimum requirement of 12.5 psi against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game in 2014. (34 words)

The question now is whether she — or Chinese President Xi Jinping — can make any more concessions to deflate the uprising, which threatens to paralyze policy making and scare away businesses from the financial hub. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

If the package has a large leak, it is expected to deflate rapidly and for the smaller leaks, it is likely to deflate slowly.

Another deputy tried to place a strip of spikes on the road to deflate the speeder's tires.

A vehicle was stopped later that afternoon by Worcestershire’s Operational Patrol Unit on the A449, after a ‘stinger’ device was deployed to deflate the tyres.

But Minhaj never lets his audience linger in sadness, demonstrating precision timing and knowing just when to inflate and deflate his audience.

So given all that please explain in a few sentences why he’s going to “rain on the parade” …unless of course he wants to deflate the rally.

The apartment investment industry has experienced severe malinvestment over the last several years, resulting in a massive bubble that has only recently begun to deflate with rising interest rates.

The journalist added that a “hardball” approach might deflate Republican claims by directly addressing factual disputes and providing context.

They're also equipped with stop-stick technology to deflate the tires of fleeing cars, Hain said.

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Brady was accused of allegedly ordering team personnel to deflate game balls that were below the league minimum requirement of 12.5 psi against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game in 2014.

Dismantling of the structure will begin next week, but it's not as simple as puncturing the side and watching it deflate.

Since the meme stock mania started to deflate in November 2021, ) is down 92%.

The offside flag went up to deflate the home supporters, only for VAR to eventually confirm that the goal was good.

The organized mass killings are not new, so why the country managers have not devised means to checkmate and successfully deflate these wanton killings is worrisome.

As waves pass the tube, the water inside pushes trapped air above to inflate and deflate the generator.

But even in its death throes, the penultimate episode took time to be true to itself and deflate its heroes.

Camp celebrates artifice and artificiality, flamboyance and theatricality, but can quickly deflate if forced.

Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.

I suppose they will call the 8 games Frisco has won this season meaningless too, as well as the 2 games he won for New England when Brady was serving his 4 game suspension for deflate gate.

It’s National Bike Month. Don’t let a flat tire deflate your spirits.

The question now is whether she — or Chinese President Xi Jinping — can make any more concessions to deflate the uprising, which threatens to paralyze policy making and scare away businesses from the financial hub.

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Common combinations with deflate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "deflate" in a sentence?
An example: "If the package has a large leak, it is expected to deflate rapidly and for the smaller leaks, it is likely to deflate slowly." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "deflate" from authentic English texts.
What does "deflate" mean?
Deflate means: To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
What are synonyms of "deflate"?
Common synonyms of "deflate" include: inflate, cut back, cut down, reduce, modify, alter, change, vilipend. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "deflate" are there?
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