depressurize
[ dee-presh-uh-rahyz ]
/ diˈprɛʃ əˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), de·pres·sur·ized, de·pres·sur·iz·ing.
to remove the air pressure from (apressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
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.
to lose air pressure: The airplane cabin depressurized almost instantly.
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Also especially British, de·pres·sur·ise .
Origin of depressurize
First recorded in 1940–45; de- + pressurize
OTHER WORDS FROM depressurize
de·pres·sur·i·za·tion, nounde·pres·sur·iz·er, nounWords nearby depressurize
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Example sentences from the Web for depressurize
Suits that are worn during takeoff and reentry are designed to protect astronauts from fire, and they plug into seat umbilicals that carry oxygen and cool air in case the cabin depressurizes for some reason.
Current spacesuits won’t cut it on the moon. So NASA made new ones.|Neel Patel|December 29, 2020|MIT Technology ReviewThen, if the system needs to depressurize, there's something called a suppression pool that it vents steam into.
British Dictionary definitions for depressurize
depressurize
depressurise
/ (dɪˈprɛʃəˌraɪz) /
verb
(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, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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