depressurize

[ dee-presh-uh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object),de·pres·sur·ized, de·pres·sur·iz·ing.
  1. to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).

  2. to relieve the tensions of; cause to relax: A week's vacation should depressurize me.

verb (used without object),de·pres·sur·ized, de·pres·sur·iz·ing.
  1. to lose air pressure: The airplane cabin depressurized almost instantly.

Origin of depressurize

1
First recorded in 1940–45; de- + pressurize
  • Also especially British, de·pres·sur·ise .

Other words from depressurize

  • de·pres·sur·i·za·tion, noun
  • de·pres·sur·iz·er, noun

Words Nearby depressurize

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British Dictionary definitions for depressurize

depressurize

depressurise

/ (dɪˈprɛʃəˌraɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to reduce the pressure of a gas inside (a container or enclosed space), as in an aircraft cabin

Derived forms of depressurize

  • depressurization or depressurisation, noun

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