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 (a pressurized 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, noun

Words nearby depressurize

depressor muscle of angle of mouth, depressor muscle of eyebrow, depressor muscle of lower lip, depressor muscle of septum, depressor nerve, depressurize, Depretis, deprivation, deprive, deprived, deprofessionalize

How to use depressurize in a sentence

Instagram said that they hoped this would depressurize some people’s experience on the platform.
Why YouTube is hiding dislikes on videos|Charlotte Hu|November 13, 2021|Popular-Science
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 Review
Then, if the system needs to depressurize, there's something called a suppression pool that it vents steam into.
Japan Nuclear Fallout: How Bad Could It Get?|Josh Dzieza|March 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST

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, noun

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