depressurize

English

Alternative forms

• depressurise

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?)

Synonyms

• decompress

Antonyms

• pressurize

Derived terms

• depressurization

Translations

to reduce the air pressure within a chamber

• Catalan: despressuritzar
• Finnish: laskea painetta
• French: dépressuriser (fr)
• Galician: despresurizar
• German: den Druck verringern (bei/von)
• Italian: depressurizzare (it)
• Japanese: 減圧する (げんあつ-する, gen'atsu-suru)
• Portuguese: despressurizar
• Romanian: depresuriza (ro)
• Spanish: despresurizar (es)

to have the pressure of one's environmental atmosphere reduced