Definition of "deflates" [deflates]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflate. (verb)

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• "Fiction that deflates is quite common (and I believe a symptom of post-modern philosophy, but that is another matter) but I sense that VQR has more spirited writing."
• "` ` It kind of deflates their team a little bit, getting behind by two. ''"
• "All the networks cut off Hillary's speech, kind of deflates the beauty contest that much more."