depressurize

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Etymology

From de- +‎ pressurize.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.
  2. (intransitive) To have the pressure of one's environmental atmosphere reduced.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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