Definitions for deflate
dɪˈfleɪtde·flate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deflateverb

   collapse by releasing contained air or gas

   "deflate a balloon"

2. deflateverb

   release contained air or gas from

   "deflate the air mattress"

3. deflate, punctureverb

   reduce or lessen the size or importance of

   "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"

4. deflateverb

   produce deflation in

   "The new measures deflated the economy"

5. deflateverb

   reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices

   "deflate the currency"

6. deflateverb

   become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air

   "The balloons deflated"

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1. deflateverb

   To reduce from an inflated condition; used literally and metaphorically; as, to deflate a tire; to deflate expectations.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deflateverb

   To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink

2. deflateverb

   To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.

3. deflateverb

   To become deflated.

4. deflateverb

   To let down or disappoint.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deflate

   In computing, Deflate (stylized as DEFLATE) is a lossless data compression file format that uses a combination of LZ77 and Huffman coding. It was designed by Phil Katz, for version 2 of his PKZIP archiving tool. Deflate was later specified in RFC 1951 (1996).Katz also designed the original algorithm used to construct Deflate streams. This algorithm was patented as U.S. Patent 5,051,745, and assigned to PKWARE, Inc. As stated in the RFC document, an algorithm producing Deflate files was widely thought to be implementable in a manner not covered by patents. This led to its widespread use – for example, in gzip compressed files and PNG image files, in addition to the ZIP file format for which Katz originally designed it. The patent has since expired.

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1. deflate

   To deflate is to cause something to lose size, volume, value or importance, usually by removing air or the contents from it. It can also refer to the reduction of monetary supply or levels of spending to counteract inflation in economic terms, or to make someone feel less confident or important.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deflateverb

   to reduce from an inflated condition

2. Etymology: [Pref. de- down + L. flare, flatus to blow.]

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1. DEFLATE

   In computing, deflate is a data compression algorithm that uses a combination of the LZ77 algorithm and Huffman coding. It was originally defined by Phil Katz for version 2 of his PKZIP archiving tool and was later specified in RFC 1951. The original algorithm as designed by Katz was patented as US patent 5051745 and assigned to PKWARE. Deflate is widely thought to be implementable in a manner not covered by patents. This has led to its widespread use, for example in gzip compressed files, PNG image files and the ZIP file format for which Katz originally designed it.

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Collapse
   • Decrease
   • Reduce
   • Release

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deflate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deflate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of deflate in a Sentence

1. Carolyn Brockington:

   Think of [the aneurysm] like a balloon coming off the wall of the artery. On the neck of the balloon they put a small clip in so blood can’t go into the aneurysm, which means the balloon will deflate, the more newer approach is an endovascular approach using an angiogram. They go into the balloon itself and fill the balloon with small coil so blood can’t go into the balloon, and therefore the aneurysm deflates.

2. Steve King:

   If the House votes for amnesty, then it will deflate the base, and they'll feel betrayed, and they'll stay home, and that we could lose the majority over that, and if that happens, then it's almost a certainty that Democrats would impeach President Trump.

3. Adam Frankel:

   It is a safer environment to take on some of those more hot-button issues and deflate them, in the course of everyday speechwriting, there are opportunities to deliver lines here and there, but not opportunities for extended riffs and humor of this kind.

4. Leticia Flores-Gonzalez:

   It was important doing something special for my girls because of the hard year we had during the coronavirus pandemic. I wanted them to feel like 2020 was another year spent with mom making beautiful memories, it was never with the purpose someone would find the balloon. I thought it would deflate and would just disappear somewhere in a tree nearby.

5. Randy Frederick:

   You do have, potentially, speculators who are betting this bubble is going to deflate at some point.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deflate
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=deflate
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deflate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deflate
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=deflate
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=deflate