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verb (used with object)
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)
3.
to lose air pressure: The airplane cabin depressurized almost instantly.
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Also, especially British, de·pres·sur·ise.
Related forms
de·pres·sur·i·za·tion, noun
de·pres·sur·iz·er, noun
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