deflator

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/diːˈfleɪtəʳ/

de•flate /dɪˈfleɪt/USA pronunciation v., -flat•ed, -flat•ing.

[ ~ + obj] to release the air or gas from (something inflated):They deflated the tire tubes and changed the outer walls.
[no obj] (of something inflated) to have the air or gas be released from:The tire quickly deflated when it was punctured by the nail.
[ ~ + obj] to lessen or reduce (one's hopes);
dash:The bad news really deflated our hopes for improvement.
[ ~ + obj] to reduce (currency or prices) from an inflated condition:The economy was badly deflated.

See -flat-.

de•flate (di flāt′),USA pronunciation v., -flat•ed, -flat•ing.
v.t.

to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon):They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.
to depress or reduce (a person or a person's ego, hopes, spirits, etc.);
puncture;
dash:Her rebuff thoroughly deflated me.
Economics, Businessto reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an inflated condition;
to affect with deflation.

v.i.

Latin dēflātus blown off, away (past participle of dēflāre), equivalent. to dē- de- + fl(āre) to blow + -ātus -ate¹
1890–95

de•fla′tor, n.

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