DEPRESSURIZE

depressurize, depressurise, decompress

(verb) decrease the pressure of; “depressurize the cabin in the air plane”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

depressurize (third-person singular simple present depressurizes, present participle depressurizing, simple past and past participle depressurized)

(transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.

(intransitive) To have the pressure of one's environmental atmosphere reduced.

Synonyms

• decompress

Source: Wiktionary



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