depressurize

[ dee-presh-uh-rahyz ]

/ diˈprɛʃ əˌraɪz /

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.

Nearby words

depressor muscle of angle of mouth, depressor muscle of eyebrow, depressor muscle of lower lip, depressor muscle of septum, depressor nerve, depressurize, depretis, deprivation, deprivative, deprive, deprived

Also especially British, de·pres·sur·ise.

Origin of depressurize

First recorded in 1940–45; de- + pressurize

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for depressurize

Then, if the system needs to depressurize, there's something called a suppression pool that it vents steam into.
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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

depressurization or depressurisation, noun

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