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depressurize

(also depressurise)
Translate depressurize | into Italian
Definition of depressurize

verb

[with object]
  • release the pressure of the gas inside (a pressurized vehicle or container): O’Kelly depressurized the cabin
  • [no object] (of a pressurized vehicle or container) lose pressure: I waited for the deck to depressurize

Derivatives

depressurization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

depressurize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of depressurize in the US English dictionary