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depressurize
[ dee-presh-uh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- 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)
- 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·pressur·i·zation noun
- de·pressur·izer noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of depressurize1
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Example Sentences
Instagram said that they hoped this would depressurize some people’s experience on the platform.
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.
Then, if the system needs to depressurize, there's something called a suppression pool that it vents steam into.
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