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DEFLATE
Definition of DEFLATE
verb
To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
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Where it comes from
From de- + (in)flate. Coined in 1891, in reference to balloons. Equivalent to Latin dē- (“away, from”) + Latin flō (“blow”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEFLATE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Latin.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEFLATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 71, 30 July 2026.
Built from these letters
DEFLATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFLT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEFLAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEFLATE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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