depressurize

[ dee-presh-uh-rahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

depressurize

/ dɪˈprɛʃəˌraɪz /

verb

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

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Derived Forms

deˌpressuriˈzation, noun

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Other Words From

de·pressur·i·zation noun
de·pressur·izer noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of depressurize¹

First recorded in 1940–45; de- + pressurize

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Example Sentences

Instagram said that they hoped this would depressurize some people’s experience on the platform.

From 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.

From MIT Technology Review

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

From The Daily Beast

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